US EditionTrump Supporters Divided over Use of ‘Bunker Buster’ in Iran
- The US Air Force has equipped the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to carry and deploy the 13,600-kilogram GBU-57 bunker buster, targeting Iran's heavily fortified Fordow nuclear site.
- This action responds to concerns that Iran enriches uranium above civilian standards at Fordow, and Israel aims to eliminate Iran's missile and nuclear programs.
- Israeli forces lack sufficient bunker-busting munitions for Fordow’s mountain-embedded facilities, making the US weapon necessary despite risks to nuclear safety and regional security.
- The GBU-57 weighs approximately 13,600 kilograms, carries 5,000 pounds of explosives, is capable of penetrating about 200 feet underground, and, according to US officials, has yet to be deployed in an actual combat situation.
- Using such weapons could escalate tensions, risk nuclear contamination, reduce Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA, and jeopardize diplomatic talks over Iran's nuclear program.
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Trump supporters divided over use of ‘bunker buster’ in Iran
A massive bomb known as a “bunker buster” — and the ability to deliver it — is at the center of the Republican divide over direct U.S. involvement in striking Iran. Supporters of U.S. involvement point to Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility, warning that the U.S. cannot allow the uranium-enrichment facility to stay intact, absent…
For years, Iran's nuclear facilities have crystallized all international tensions. Between suspicions of the development of atomic weapons and promises of a purely civilian programme, the Islamic Republic has invested in some of the most protected infrastructures in the world. Some are literally buried under mountains. Today, as tensions between Israel and Iran reach [...]
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