{"id":11301,"date":"2025-06-22T15:04:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11301"},"modified":"2025-06-22T15:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:04:21","slug":"what-to-know-about-bunker-bombs-us-strike-on-irans-fordow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11301","title":{"rendered":"What to know about bunker bombs, US strike on Iran\u2019s Fordow"},"content":{"rendered":"
The United States deployed one of its most advanced weapons platforms, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, to deliver GBU-57A\/B \u201cbunker-buster\u201d bombs on Iran\u2019s fortified Fordow nuclear site, marking a turning point in the escalating conflict involving Israel, Iran and now Washington.<\/p>\n

Three Iranian nuclear sites \u2014 Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan \u2014 were struck using the US Air Force’s B-2 Spirit stealth bombers.<\/p>\n

How the GBU-57 bunker buster works.<\/p>\n

The GBU-57 bunker-buster bomb was used on the Fordow nuclear site.#Donald_Trump #WorldWar3 #nuclear #USAirForce #IsraeliranWar pic.twitter.com\/2QvY6BX2wF
\n\u2014 Crypto_Bharat\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@Crypto_Bharat7) June 22, 2025<\/p>\n

The Fordow facility, dug deep into a mountain near the city of Qom, had until now withstood Israel\u2019s weeklong aerial bombardment.<\/p>\n

Read: Iran strikes signal Trump\u2019s most perilous foreign policy decision<\/p>\n

But early Sunday, six Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs)\u2014each weighing 30,000 pounds\u2014were dropped by US B-2 aircraft, according to sources briefed on the mission.<\/p>\n

Tehran has held Washington fully responsible for what it called a \u201cheinous crime\u201d following US strikes on its nuclear sites, warning of serious consequences.<\/p>\n

Iran accused the US and Israel of jointly waging war against its people and said the attack violated the UN Charter and Resolution 2231.<\/p>\n

Read more: Tehran vows self-defence with ‘all force’ after US strikes three nuclear installations<\/p>\n

Vowing to defend its sovereignty by all means, Iran warned that silence from the international community would lead to global chaos.<\/p>\n

The B-2 Spirit, a two-person long-range strategic bomber developed by Northrop Grumman, is a centrepiece of American airpower. Costing over $2.1 billion apiece, only 21 were built.<\/p>\n

The aircraft\u2019s range exceeds 6,000 nautical miles (11,100 km) without refuelling, giving it global reach from continental US bases.<\/p>\n

Also Read: World reacts to US bombing of Iran<\/p>\n

With mid-air refuelling, it can hit any target on the planet\u2014a capability demonstrated in past operations in Afghanistan, Libya, and now Iran.<\/p>\n

Equipped with radar-absorbing materials and a sleek, angular design, the B-2\u2019s radar signature is so low that it reportedly appears no larger than a bird on enemy radars.<\/p>\n

This stealth profile allowed it to penetrate Iran\u2019s sophisticated air defence network undetected.<\/p>\n

Designed to carry both nuclear and conventional payloads, the B-2’s internal bays can hold over 40,000 pounds (18,000 kg) of ordnance without compromising its stealth.<\/p>\n

In the Fordow operation, the bombers carried GBU-57A\/B bombs, engineered to penetrate over 200 feet of reinforced concrete.<\/p>\n

Fordow, built under more than 80 metres of rock, was considered one of the most impregnable sites in Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In addition to bunker-busters, the B-2 can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) for precision strikes, Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOWs) for glide bomb attacks beyond air defence range, and JASSM-ER missiles capable of hitting targets more than 500 miles away.<\/p>\n

It can also be loaded with up to 16 B83 nuclear bombs, making it a key component of the US nuclear triad.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The United States deployed one of its most advanced weapons platforms, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, to deliver GBU-57A\/B \u201cbunker-buster\u201d bombs on Iran\u2019s fortified Fordow nuclear site, marking a turning point in the escalating conflict involving Israel, Iran and now Washington. Three Iranian nuclear sites \u2014 Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan \u2014 were struck using the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}