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In its place, we are seeing the rise of “kinetic verification”—a doctrine where intelligence and military strikes replace cameras and sensors. This creates a dangerous feedback loop: as Iran becomes more secretive and moves its remaining assets into deeper, more reinforced bunkers, the West becomes more reliant on preemptive strikes to “verify” that certain thresholds haven’t been crossed. This is a recipe for permanent instability, where the absence of information is interpreted as a signal for action.
