This 30,000-lb U.S. Bomb Can Destroy Iran’s Deepest Nuclear Bunkers | WSJ Equipped

The GBU-57, known as the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, could be the key for Israel to take out Iran’s Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant. The MOP is a precision guided bomb designed to be carried by a B-2 Stealth Bomber and is the world’s largest non-nuclear bomb.

WSJ explores why the MOP represents Israel’s best chance at destroying Iran’s nuclear facilities and why it can’t do it alone.

Chapters:

0:00 The GBU-57

0:38 How it works

1:53 Why Israel needs it

3:17 Will America get involved?

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