RE: Iranian12 Apr 2026 19:36
Birdsong you are right to mention water, Tehran is experiencing severe land subsidence, with some areas sinking by up to 25–30 cm annually, largely driven by excessive groundwater extraction and failing aquifers. This crisis threatens critical infrastructure, including 14 metro stations, railway lines, and over 250,000 houses, with warnings that southern Tehran could sink 3 meters in 10 years.
Desalination plants in the Persian Gulf are being targeted in this war, endangering water supplies for millions and breaking a key humanitarian taboo. Targeting these critical, energy-intensive facilities disrupts water for drinking and industry, with attacks reported in Iran, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE.
Therefore using a nuclear ballistic missile is not unthinkable; however just one ballistic nuclear missile can cause catastrophic devastation, instantly vaporizing the epicenter, flattening buildings within miles, and causing immense fatalities through thermal radiation, blast waves, and firestorms. A modern, roughly 800-kiloton warhead can kill over 1 million people, destroy major cities, and cause long-term radioactive contamination.
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