Iran is restoring underground missile bunkers and silos within hours of being struck by American and Israeli forces, according to U.S. intelligence reports cited by the New York Times.

Iranian personnel have been digging out damaged facilities from rubble and returning them to service, the Times reported, raising doubts about how much lasting damage the strikes have inflicted on Tehran’s missile program.

American intelligence also assesses that Iran has preserved a significant portion of its missiles and mobile launchers. The findings cast doubt on how close the United States has come to achieving its stated goal of dismantling the Islamic Republic’s missile capability.

Adding to the uncertainty, Washington cannot reliably determine how many launchers have been destroyed because Iran has deployed decoys, according to the report.

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