We’ve reported on the one site that Israel (or the U.S.) needs to take out to truly crush Iran’s dreams of acquiring a nuclear weapon. It’s called Fordo (sometimes spelled Fordow), and it’s buried deep in a mountain and reportedly contains multiple centrifuges and a growing stockpile of uranium.

But how exactly would one destroy such a target, short of sending in an assault team on a high-risk, low odds mission? Many experts agree that the United States has the only weapon that could do it: the massive GBU-57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb. It weighs in at a cool 15 tons and is designed to penetrate down into the rock before letting loose its real destruction:

“Bunker buster” is a broad term used to describe bombs that are designed to penetrate deep below the surface before exploding. In this case, it refers to the latest GBU-57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb in the American arsenal. The roughly 30,000 pound (13,600 kilogram) precision-guided bomb is designed to attack deeply buried and hardened bunkers and tunnels, according to the U.S. Air Force.

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