Advanced Node Progress and Breakthroughs The summer of 2025 saw significant strides in cutting-edge semiconductor process nodes. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) continued to lead in 3 nm production, reportedly achieving near 90% yield on its 3 nm process – far ahead of rival Samsung Foundry’s roughly 50% yield design-reuse.com. These yield discrepancies have driven…
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Recent commercial satellite photographs released by Maxar Technologies, Planet Labs and multiple newsrooms confirm that the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP) outside Qom—the deepest, most heavily‑fortified node in Iran’s nuclear network—absorbed direct hits from U.S. Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs during the 22 June allied air‑raid. High‑resolution before‑and‑after imagery shows at least six fresh penetrator holes in the limestone ridge above the…
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Latest Developments: June 2025 Crisis In the past 48 hours, the Strait of Hormuz has become the flashpoint of a sudden international crisis. Iran’s parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities politico.eu. This move came after a dramatic escalation: on June 22, 2025, the United…
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SummaryNewly released high‑resolution pictures from Maxar and Planet Labs show the once‑impenetrable Fordow uranium‑enrichment plant gashed open after the 22 June U.S. air‑strike, with blast‑sealed tunnel mouths, greyed mountain rock and lingering smoke plumes. Image‑forensics, expert interviews and open‑source intelligence indicate that successive GBU‑57 “Massive Ordnance Penetrator” (MOP) bombs pulverised access shafts, cut external power and…
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A wave of newly released commercial‐satellite photographs confirms that the 21 June 2025 U.S. strike package—which used B‑2‑launched GBU‑57 “bunker‑busters” and sea‑launched Tomahawks—badly damaged key above‑ground infrastructure at Iran’s Natanz and Isfahan complexes and cut external power to the otherwise deeply buried Fordow enrichment halls. Taken together with on‑the‑record assessments from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…
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The war in Ukraine is not just being fought on land and in the skies – it’s also being waged in orbit. Since the full-scale invasion in 2022, both sides have leaned heavily on military satellite services for communication, intelligence, navigation, targeting, and early warning. From SpaceX’s Starlink internet constellation keeping Ukrainian forces online to…
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