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Iran's Nuclear Sites: Eleven Feet of Steel Is Just Decor
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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: WSJ.
Kenji MoonfieldSince the Wall Street Journal's report this morning, officials in Tehran are describing the fortified nuclear sites as a deterrent, because they believe President Trump is ready to attack again.
Kenji MoonfieldWith me is Oswin Tarkington, Director of Public Calm.
Oswin TarkingtonThank you, Kenji. Structurally speaking, this is a patio project.
Oswin TarkingtonPeople hear fortified and imagine something dramatic, when it is simply a lot of concrete with great posture.
Kenji MoonfieldSo let me ask you about the report that the public is being rallied for a return to fighting. Is that a patio party?
Oswin TarkingtonStructurally speaking, it is a community cookout with a very enthusiastic turnout.
Oswin TarkingtonThe blast door is decorative, and I have the laminated blueprint of the gift shop right here to prove it.
Kenji MoonfieldA decorative blast door.
Oswin TarkingtonStructurally speaking, it is the most decorative door in the region, and it happens to be eleven feet of steel. Behind a mountain.
Oswin TarkingtonWhich is also decor.
Kenji MoonfieldBut you didn't answer the question. If officials truly see all this as a deterrent, then it isn't a patio, is it?
Oswin TarkingtonStructurally speaking, neighbors simply misunderstand what a patio-shaped deterrent actually is.
Kenji MoonfieldOkay, last one. What does the gift shop sell?
Oswin TarkingtonDeterrents.
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