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 ...

Despite the precision and scale of US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, Tehran’s regime is likely to rebuild, intensify proxy warfare, and remain committed to its long-term atomic ambitions.

Bunker buster bombs can go to varying depths depending on the model, from just under 2 feet with the BLU-109 to over 200 feet ...

When the analysts realized they did not have a weapon to strike Fordo if needed, Caine said they teamed up with industry in a top-secret effort to build the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or GBU-57 ...

The head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, showed a test video of a Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), the bombs used in the strikes against Iran. The video was part of an incredibly ...

They depicted America's bunker-busting bomb, known as the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or GBU-57. It was being dropped from high above the Earth by a B-2 Spirit bomber.

It was the first known operational deployment of the GBU-57 “Massive Ordnance Penetrator” (MOP) bomb, more commonly called the “bunker buster.” ...

The US's "massive precision strikes" on three Iranian nuclear facilities unleashed the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker-buster bomb for the first time in combat.

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

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 ...

This bomb, the GBU-57, is better known as a "bunker buster” or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator. Why is the MOP the right tool for the job? It's in the name.