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News24 | EXPLAINER | What Is a ‘Bunker Buster’? An Expert Explains What the US Dropped on Iran

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The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP, which the US used in its attack on Iran on the weekend is the largest known bunker buster in the world, writes James Dwyer.

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The USA attacked Iran's Fordo nuclear plant with the GBU-57 – the strongest bunker breaker bomb in the world. What can it do? A graphical explanation.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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To attack Iran's nuclear program, the U.S. has used for the first time a powerful anti-bunker bomb, the only one capable of destroying facilities at great depth.It's the GBU-57, a warhead capable of sinking tens of meters below the surface before it explodes.What is Fordo? All over Iran's secret nuclear base that Israel cannot destroy (but the U.S. does)13 tonsWhat makes this U.S. bomb unique is its ability to penetrate the rock and concrete.The…

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In the blows to Iran's nuclear program, the U.S. military put on its heaviest bomb in the arsenal. How does it work?

·Germany
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Der Tagesspiegel broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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