U.S. and Israel's Diverging Views on Iran's Nuclear Threat and Military Options
TL;DR
Israeli air strikes have damaged Iran's nuclear sites, but the core underground facilities remain intact, requiring powerful US bunker-busting bombs like the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator for effective destruction. President Trump has shown increasing willingness to assist in targeting these underground facilities amid rising tensions.
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- Israel has pushed the US to use its ‘bunker buster’ bomb on Iran. Here’s what the weapon can do CNN
- The U.S. could join Israel's war with Iran to deploy this 30,000-pound bomb Axios
- The United States may destroy the Fordow enrichment plant. It won’t make the Iranian nuclear threat go away Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- Israeli and U.S. intelligence differ on status of Iran's nuclear program. Who's right? NPR
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