US Builds Next-Generation Bunker Buster with China in Mind

Iran scrambles to fix nuke site as UN warns Ayatollah could restart bomb plot

SATELLITE pictures have emerged showing fresh construction work at Iran’s top nuclear facility after it was bombed by the US. Tehran admitted its mountain-fortress nuclear site Fordow, which is at the heart of its doomsday nuclear program, was “badly damaged” after the US dropped more than a dozen bunker buster bombs. Maxar via Reuters Construction activity post-bombing at Fordow as of June 27; annotations by The Sun[/caption] Maxar via Reuters …

US builds next-generation bunker buster with China in mind

After blasting Iran’s nuke bunkers with 13-ton bombs, the US is racing to build a smarter, sleeker penetrator for the next war, possibly with China. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that in the wake of the US Air Force’s first combat use of the 13,000-kilogram GBU-57/B massive ordnance penetrator during the June strikes […] The post US builds next-generation bunker buster with China in mind appeared first on Asia Times.

Operation Midnight Hammer Sends Markets into Volatility Vortex

This week’s military operation against Iran’s nuclear facilities, dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, has sent shockwaves through global markets and investors. The U.S.-led strike, which utilized massive ordnance penetrators to obliterate Iran’s nuclear capabilities, has sparked a complex interplay of geopolitical and economic factors that investors must navigate carefully. Source

“Midnight Hammer” – a Fordow’s Bunker Buster or just Busted

The reality is that the location of Iran’s 60% enriched uranium, along with key components of the program, is known only to a select few within Iran. Moreover, there are underground facilities believed to be even deeper than those at Natanz or Fordow — capable of continuing enrichment activities beyond the reach of current conventional…

Isreal-Iran War: Should We Learn To Stop Worrying And Love The Bunker Buster Bomb?

There has been much commentary about the U.S. airstrike last weekend against three key nuclear sites deep inside Iran: Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan. The attack—President Donald Trump’s boldest use of military force to date—was designed to stunt if not destroy Iran’s nuclear program and bring Iran back to the nuclear negotiating table in a much weaker position. As the dust settles over the American missile and bomb craters, questions continue to s…