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Could the US Finally
Use Its 'Bunker Buster'?

Jun 18, 2025 11:33 AM CDT

Could the US Finally Use Its 'Bunker Buster'?

Pentagon's 30K-pound bomb has never been used in war

(Newser) - Buried deep beneath an Iranian mountain lies a nuclear facility that only a handful of weapons on Earth—America's giant "bunker buster" bomb chief among them—could hope to reach. As President Trump flirts with the idea of getting involved in the Israel-Iran conflict, speculation is mounting...

US Could Destroy Iran's
Nuclear Bunker: Experts

Mar 1, 2012 7:33 AM CST

US Could Destroy Iran's Nuclear Bunker: Experts

Facility not as 'impregnable' as Iran seems to believe

(Newser) - The Obama administration reportedly has little desire to launch a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, but just in case it ever did, US weaponry is capable of destroying even Iran's most protected site, experts tell the Washington Post . Iran's Fordow facility—which, until recently, the country...

Obama Secretly
Gave Israel
Powerful
Bombs

Sep 23, 2011 7:00 AM CDT

Obama Secretly Gave Israel Powerful Bombs

Followed up on Bush-era request

(Newser) - A new twist in President Obama’s relationship with Israel: Though he was publicly calling for more concessions to Palestine, the president also covertly approved Israel’s longstanding request for “bunker buster” bombs. Some 55 of the special weapons were sent to Israel just after Obama entered office, officials...

Skull Not
Hitler's;
Suicide
in Doubt

Sep 28, 2009 2:23 AM CDT

Skull Not Hitler's; Suicide in Doubt

Bullet-pierced skull fragment belongs to woman under 40, say scientists

(Newser) - A portion of bullet-pierced skull believed to be Adolf Hitler's is actually from the head of a woman under 40, throwing into question how the Nazi dictator died, American scientists have revealed. The skull portion, seized by Russians after soldiers stormed Hitler's bunker, has the DNA, bone thickness and fusion...

Is US Preparing Iran Air Strikes?

Oct 25, 2007 5:09 AM CDT

Is US Preparing Iran Air Strikes?

White House asks for bunker-buster funding

(Newser) - A recent White House funding request has heightened speculation that the US is preparing air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, reports ABC News. The Bush administration has asked for $88 million in emergency funds to modify B-2 stealth bombers so they can carry 30,000 "bunker buster" bombs to...