U.S. considers deploying massive bunker-busters to target Iran's nuclear sites
TL;DR
The US possesses a powerful 30,000-pound bunker-buster bomb, the GBU-57 MOP, which could be used to target Iran's heavily fortified Fordow nuclear facility, potentially in support of Israel's efforts to eliminate Iran's nuclear capabilities. The use of this weapon would be unprecedented and could escalate regional conflict, with the US possibly deploying B-2 stealth bombers to deliver the strikes. President Trump has indicated the possibility of strikes if diplomatic efforts fail, but such action could provoke retaliation from Iran.
- The U.S. could join Israel's war with Iran to deploy this 30,000-pound bomb Axios
- How bunker buster bombs work and how they could destroy Iran’s Fordow nuclear site Fox News
- B-2 stealth bombers and 30,000-pound bunker busters: Why striking Iran's nuclear sites is such a difficult feat CNBC
- What is the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, the U.S. bunker-busting bomb? The Washington Post
- If a U.S. 'bunker buster' hits a nuclear site, what might get released into the air? NPR
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