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Israel has pushed the US to use its ‘bunker buster’ bomb on Iran. Here’s what the weapon can do

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By Haley Britzky and Lou Robinson, CNN Washington (CNN) — As President Donald Trump is warming to the idea of using US military assets to strike

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  1. KRDO

    Israel has pushed the US to use its ‘bunker buster’ bomb on Iran. Here’s what the weapon can do (opens KRDO)

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    By Haley Britzky and Lou Robinson, CNN Washington (CNN) — As President Donald Trump is warming to the idea of using US military assets to strike

  2. Fox News

    How bunker buster bombs work and how they could destroy Iran’s Fordow nuclear site (opens Fox News)

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    Israel battles Iran's nuclear capabilities, with the protected Fordow facility requiring specialized bunker busters that only the U.S. possesses to eliminate this critical threat.

  3. NPR

    If a U. S. 'bunker buster' hits a nuclear site, what might get released into the air? (opens NPR)

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    So far, strikes on Iran's facilities have created limited chemical and radiological hazards. Experts say that's not likely to change even if the U. S. uses a big bomb.

  4. NPR

    The U.S. could use 'bunker buster' bombs in Iran. Here's what to know about them (opens NPR)

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    Iran's most fortified nuclear facility, called Fordo, is buried deep inside a mountain. Only the U.S. has the 30,000-pound bombs — often referred to as "bunker busters" — capable of reaching it.

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Israel has pushed the US to use its ‘bunker buster’ bomb on Iran. Here’s what the weapon can do | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Haley Britzky and Lou Robinson, CNN Washington (CNN) — As President Donald Trump is warming to the idea of using US military assets to strike

  6. The Daily Caller

    US Could Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Dreams With Massive ‘Bunker Buster’ Bombs (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The U.S. may have the only weapon capable of destroying Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear facility, and it has never been used in war before.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Why Israel wants US bunker busters to hit Iran’s Fordow nuclear site (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The United States’s B-2 stealth bomber is currently the only aircraft designed to deploy the GBU-57 bunker buster bombs.

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