But the site was already partly out of commission because of earthquakes – and with multiple bombs already thought to be in the regime's possession, is destroying its proving ground really a meaningful gesture?
Contrary to President Obama's assertion that the agreement will cut off every pathway for Iran to obtain nuclear weapons, Israel's leaders rejected the deal as a dangerous compromise that will exacerbate regional tensions and pave the way over time for Iran to produce multiple bombs — "an entire arsenal with the means to deliver it," Mr. Netanyahu said.
The staging of a coordinated multiple bombing operation (with targets in Kabul, Mazar-i-Sharif and Kandahar) is beyond the capabilities of almost all Taliban groups.
But whether it drops multiple bombs or none, the effort involved in launching each mission is considerable and fraught with hazards.
Earlier in September, Ahmad Khan Rahami was arrested for planting multiple bombs across New York and New Jersey.
It implied that the attack involved multiple bombs left on site.
A series of multiple bombs in Somaliland's capital, Hergeisa last year killed more than 20.
One doesn't need to be told how difficult and dangerous that job is, but on this occasion it looks like the Defense Dept actually put out, supplying the teams with versatile, heavily armored vehicles, multiple bomb-collecting robots (with guns), and sophisticated electronics.
Indeed, last week BBC News at Ten featured an interview with Matt Damon about his portrayal of Warrant Officer Miller, a soldier looking for WMDs in Iraq, while not reporting on a multiple bombing in Baghdad that killed more than 30 people.
A multiple bombing in New Delhi, the Indian capital, on Saturday killed at least 60 people.
