30,000-pound ‘bunker-buster’: How the US bomb works; why it’s key to Israel’s strike on Iran
With tensions escalating between Israel and Iran, the focus has shifted to one of the most heavily guarded sites in the Islamic Republic: the Fordow nuclear facility, buried deep within a mountain. Designed specifically to survive conventional attacks, Fordow represents a critical node in Iran’s nuclear program — and destroying it is central to any…