US EditionHere Are the Bunker-Buster Bombs Used on Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Facility
- On May 2, 2023, the U.S. conducted airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites at Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan using bunker-buster bombs from Missouri's Whiteman Air Base.
- These strikes followed a prompt two-day decision aimed to halt Iran's nuclear progress amid a week-old regional conflict involving Israel and Iran.
- The U.S. employed GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs, capable of penetrating about 61 meters underground, targeting the deeply buried Fordo facility believed out of reach for conventional weapons.
- Air Force Gen. Dan Caine reported that fourteen bunker-buster bombs were used and all three sites sustained severe damage, while Trump described the attacks as 'very successful' with a 'full payload' dropped on Fordo.
- The strikes could jeopardize Iran nuclear negotiations and risk drawing the U.S. into a broader Middle East war, although Washington emphasized the attack was limited and not a regime change effort.
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The U.S. military announces details of the attack on the targets in Iran. The most important nuclear facility was deep underground. To hit them, the U.S. military needed particularly massive bombs.
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