Iranians may have dodged a bullet this time, but a powerful earthquake near Natanz on Friday might serve as a warning to the dangers its nuclear facilities pose to the population. Also, it raises a question: Should planners of kinetic attacks be cognizant of such environmental risks?

The earthquake occurred near an uranium-enrichment facility, making it an event Tehran could use to try to keep enemies from destroying its nuclear facilities. Yet sources tell the Sun that such strikes can be executed with minimal environmental consequences.