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Damage is having a damaging effect on equipment in broader tunnels

Explosions could still cause major damage if they took place outside bunker or in ventilation shaft

There would be structural damage where shock waves hit

Bombs probably did not reach centrifuge chambers

More elaborate approaches might involve steel plates to absorb shock of explosion or keep concrete shards from damaging equipment or injuring personnel

Inspectors described thick-walled chambers separated by heavy blast-resistant doors

It is unclear if Iranians put this material into Fordo but it is routine in the United States to spray concrete on inside of tunnels with steel fibers

Tuff is a very efficient absorber of energy

Ignimbrite may act to tamp down damaging shock waves

Government should not use issue of Palestinians as negotiating chips to improve foreign relations

Chairman of South Sudan’s parliamentary committee on foreign affairs would summon Mr Kumba to demand answers

Reports prompted backlash in South Sudan

South Sudanese are wondering who will pay

South Sudan is considering proposal but officials fear financial burden of taking care of Palestinian refugees

Talks between Israel and South Sudan began earlier this year

South Sudan is grappling with mounting political instability and deepening humanitarian crises

South Sudan hopes Israeli officials will help lobby Trump administration to lift visa ban remove arms embargo and sanctions by working with Israel

Trump administration revoked all visas for South Sudanese people to travel in United States in April

Palestinians might find wary reception in South Sudan

South Sudan struggled with ethnic violence famine and corruption since 2011