We have previously discussed the crucial target that Israel or the U.S. must eliminate to halt Iran’s ambition of obtaining a nuclear arsenal. This target is known as Fordo, alternatively spelled Fordow, strategically located deep within a mountain and purportedly housing numerous centrifuges along with an escalating supply of uranium.
The question arises on how one could effectively neutralize such a fortified site without deploying a risky ground assault mission. Many specialists concur that the United States possesses the sole weapon capable of accomplishing this task – the colossal GBU-57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, weighing an impressive 15 tons. Its primary function is to bore through rock formations before causing extensive damage:
The term “bunker buster” is a generic label assigned to explosives engineered to penetrate far beneath the earth’s surface prior to detonation. In the present scenario, it denotes the latest addition to the American military arsenal, the GBU-57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb. Weighing about 30,000 pounds (13,600 kilograms), this precision-guided ordnance is specifically designed by the U.S. Air Force for assaulting deeply entrenched and fortified bunkers and tunnels.
1️⃣ Sensor detects target
2️⃣ Precursor charge detonates to fragment impact surface
3️⃣ Follow-through bomb separates from missile and penetrates target
4️⃣ Bomb with delayed fuse detonates inside target
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 13, 2025
