THAT IRAN ATTACKED. ANALYZED THEM WITH THE HELP OF

ANALYZED THEM WITH THE HELP OF AN EXPERT TO GET A SENSE OF THE

AN EXPERT TO GET A SENSE OF THE DAMAGE.

DAMAGE. >> THESE ARE SATELLITES THAT ARE

>> THESE ARE SATELLITES THAT ARE GOING TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE

GOING TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE

EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE AL ASAD AIR BASE IN WESTERN

AL ASAD AIR BASE IN WESTERN IRAQ.

IRAQ. LET'S CALL PROFESSOR JEFFREY

LET'S CALL PROFESSOR JEFFREY LEWIS WHO WORKS AT THE MIDDLE

LEWIS WHO WORKS AT THE MIDDLE BURY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL

BURY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND HE SPECIALIZES IN

STUDIES AND HE SPECIALIZES IN IMAGE ANALYSIS AND WEAPONS

IMAGE ANALYSIS AND WEAPONS ANALYSIS.

ANALYSIS. HE'S GOING TO HELP US LOOK AT

HE'S GOING TO HELP US LOOK AT THESE IMAGES AND ANALYZE THEM

THESE IMAGES AND ANALYZE THEM AND HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY

AND HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY TELL US.

TELL US. >> THE SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW AN

>> THE SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW AN AIR BASE IN WESTERN IRAQ, AND

AIR BASE IN WESTERN IRAQ, AND WHAT WE SEE IS THAT THERE ARE A

WHAT WE SEE IS THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF STRUCTURES THAT HAVE

NUMBER OF STRUCTURES THAT HAVE BEEN STRUCK REALLY QUITE

BEEN STRUCK REALLY QUITE PRECISELY, SO THERE ARE

PRECISELY, SO THERE ARE PARTICULARLY BUILDINGS THAT HAVE

PARTICULARLY BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, SOME OF WHICH

BEEN DESTROYED, SOME OF WHICH ARE QUITE SMALL, OTHERS OF WHICH

ARE QUITE SMALL, OTHERS OF WHICH THERE ARE CLUSTER BUILDINGS, AND

THERE ARE CLUSTER BUILDINGS, AND THE CENTRAL BUILDING HAS BEEN

THE CENTRAL BUILDING HAS BEEN DESTROYED.

DESTROYED. OUR BEST ASSESSMENT IS THAT

OUR BEST ASSESSMENT IS THAT THESE FACILITIES ARE IN THE

THESE FACILITIES ARE IN THE AMERICAN SECTION OF THE BASE.

AMERICAN SECTION OF THE BASE. BASED ON THE KINDS OF EQUIPMENT

BASED ON THE KINDS OF EQUIPMENT WE HAVE SEEN AROUND THEM IN THE

WE HAVE SEEN AROUND THEM IN THE PAST, AND IT LOOKS TO US LIKE

PAST, AND IT LOOKS TO US LIKE MANY OF THE FACILITIES, THOUGH

MANY OF THE FACILITIES, THOUGH NOT ALL, WERE INVOLVED IN

NOT ALL, WERE INVOLVED IN MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF AIR

MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF AIR OPERATIONS.

OPERATIONS. SO IT SEEMS THAT THE IRANIANS

SO IT SEEMS THAT THE IRANIANS CONDUCTED A STRIKE REALLY

CONDUCTED A STRIKE REALLY DESIGNED TO DEGRADE THE ABILITY

DESIGNED TO DEGRADE THE ABILITY OF THE BASE TO SUPPORT THE KIND

OF THE BASE TO SUPPORT THE KIND OF OPERATION THAT KILLED QASSEM

OF OPERATION THAT KILLED QASSEM SOLEIMANI.

SOLEIMANI. >> WHAT DO THE IMAGES TELL US

>> WHAT DO THE IMAGES TELL US ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE

ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE DONE?

DONE? >> WELL, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT

>> WELL, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT FIVE OR SIX BUILDINGS THAT WERE

FIVE OR SIX BUILDINGS THAT WERE DESTROYED, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU

DESTROYED, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU COUNT IT.

COUNT IT. SOME OF THOSE BMGS BUILDINGS ARE

SOME OF THOSE BMGS BUILDINGS ARE TEMPORARY SHELTERS THAT WERE

TEMPORARY SHELTERS THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED FOR EXAMPLE WHERE

CONSTRUCTED FOR EXAMPLE WHERE MAINTENANCE MIGHT BE DONE ON A

MAINTENANCE MIGHT BE DONE ON A HELICOPTER OR DRONE, SO YOU

HELICOPTER OR DRONE, SO YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK BY ANY MEANS

KNOW, I DON'T THINK BY ANY MEANS IT PUTS THE BASE COMPLETELY OUT

IT PUTS THE BASE COMPLETELY OUT OF COMMISSION, BUT IT DOES A

OF COMMISSION, BUT IT DOES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO

SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE BASE.

THE BASE. >> DO THESE IMAGES TELL US

>> DO THESE IMAGES TELL US ANYTHING NEW ABOUT IRANIAN

ANYTHING NEW ABOUT IRANIAN CAPABILITIES?

CAPABILITIES? >> YES, I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY

>> YES, I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY BE REASSESSING HOW ACCURATE SOME

BE REASSESSING HOW ACCURATE SOME OF IRAN'S BALLISTIC MISSILES

OF IRAN'S BALLISTIC MISSILES ARE.

ARE. OBVIOUSLY WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK

OBVIOUSLY WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK CAREFULLY TO MAKE SURE IT REALLY

CAREFULLY TO MAKE SURE IT REALLY WAS BALLISTIC MISSILES THAT DID

WAS BALLISTIC MISSILES THAT DID THE DAMAGE RATHER THAN A

THE DAMAGE RATHER THAN A COMBINATION OF BALLISTIC AND

COMBINATION OF BALLISTIC AND MAYBE CRUISE MISSILES.

MAYBE CRUISE MISSILES. THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH LEFT

THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH LEFT TO BE DONE, BUT THE FACT OF THE

TO BE DONE, BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THESE BUILDINGS