The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the intergovernmental body that assesses compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, was barred from going within about 40 miles of the affected ...

A 15-ton “bunker buster” bomb was likely needed to destroy the last untouched nuclear facility in Iran, and only the US had one.

The 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator is considered by analysts to be the best shot at getting through to targets ...

Bunker buster bombs are not battlefield munitions. They serve a very specific purpose, with potential returns far outpacing the monetary cost.

The US Air Force says the GBU-57 bunker-buster bomb can penetrate up to 200 feet below ground before exploding.

American military engineers designed the GBU-57/B bomb to devastate deeply buried bunkers without radioactive fallout. It’s the only nonnuclear weapon that can reach Iran’s hardest target ...

The Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bomb Israel Wants to Destroy Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Facility American military engineers designed the GBU-57/B bomb to devastate deeply buried bunkers without ...

Israel's best chance at destroying the facility at Fordo could lie with a U.S.-produced bomb that's so heavy that it can only ...

Seven B-2 stealth aircraft dropped a total of 14 GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear sites last weekend.

What is Massive Ordnance Penetrator, US bunker-busting bomb? 13608 kilograms of bunker busting materials that can only be delivered by B-2 Spirit stealth bombers Published: 22 Jun 2025 - 12:23 pm ...

Airmen look at a GBU-57, or Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri in 2023. Photo / Whiteman Air Force Base, US Air Force In the event that the United States ...