Posted on 06/17/2025 4:10:40 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Israel needs a 15-ton ‘bunker buster’ bomb to destroy the last untouched nuclear facility in Iran, but only the US has one.
Such a powerful weapon – the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal – is needed because the target, Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, is built some 300 feet inside a mountain near the city of Qom, two hours south of Tehran.
The heavyweight explosive is known as a GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator and was designed by Boeing for the United States Air Force.
Its huge weight means it can only be delivered with a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber – a jet Israel’s air force does not possess.
Its huge weight means it can only be delivered with a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber – a jet Israel’s air force does not possess.
“By weight and kinetic force, the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator is designed to penetrate a certain amount of distance into the ground before it blows,” said Spencer.
“That’s why these bunker busters are called Penetrators. They penetrate the ground before they explode. The explosion is strategically delayed.”
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“The Iranian army still exists.”
Those that have not deserted, you mean.
Widespread reports of them running for the hills.
It’s a MOP, not MOAB.
The MOAB is a air burst weapon for things on the surface.
I wouldn’t think so, either.
Just reading the specs.
It simply be that 50K feet is less likely to get shot out of the sky.
You’re right. I claim decrepitude and fading memory.
That’s my story and I’m sticking with it as long as I can remember to...
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