We, and likely the Israelis, have certain bunker busters that have low-yield nuclear warheads. Contrary to hysterical public opinion, not every possible use of a nuke would result in nuclear oblivion for the entire planet. In fact, use of one of those bombs in this context would likely be indistinguishable from the use of a conventional deep penetrator, as the resulting radiation would be minimal and masked by any radiation emitted from the target. And the depth of those targets would limit any emissions at the surface. And there’s always the lesser alternative of using conventional deep penetrators or other weapons to simply collapse the entrance tunnels, without necessarily destroying the complexes they access.
We keep believing that Iran is “this close” to developing nuclear weapons. I think their whole program is nonsense and the Iranian regime is just a paper tiger.
They threaten to develop a nuclear missile, the Israelis strike, the conservatives in the Majles drum up support amongst their base because of the Israeli attack, and they use the popular support to maintain control, and it just keeps continuing in a circle.
If Iran actually had any nuclear weapons, why not use them instead of what they lobbed over on Saturday? They have no intention of striking Israel because they know they’ll be wiped off the face of the Earth! They just use Israel and America to “campaign” and solidify their power.