Specialists in weaponry looking at a model of the GBU-57 on Dec. 18, 2006, at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. (Credit: U.S. Air Force/AFP)
On the sixth day of the war between Israel and Iran, all eyes are on a potential upcoming U.S. involvement in the conflict, as President Donald Trump has called for Tehran's "unconditional surrender."At the heart of this possible entry into war by Washington is a specific weapon, the only one capable of destroying the underground Iranian nuclear site of Fordow, located 10s of meters underground: the GBU-57 MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator), or 'bunker-buster' bombs, not possessed by the Israeli military.What are these missiles, and what does international law say about their use? Hone in on Israel's potential use of bunker-busters How Israel could neutralize the Fordow nuclear site Bunker-buster bombsMostly manufactured in the U.S., bunker-buster bombs are specialized munitions designed to penetrate deeply into fortified structures...
On the sixth day of the war between Israel and Iran, all eyes are on a potential upcoming U.S. involvement in the conflict, as President Donald Trump has called for Tehran's "unconditional surrender."At the heart of this possible entry into war by Washington is a specific weapon, the only one capable of destroying the underground Iranian nuclear site of Fordow, located 10s of meters underground: the GBU-57 MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator), or 'bunker-buster' bombs, not possessed by the Israeli military.What are these missiles, and what does international law say about their use? Hone in on Israel's potential use of bunker-busters How Israel could neutralize the Fordow nuclear site Bunker-buster bombsMostly manufactured in the U.S., bunker-buster bombs are specialized munitions designed to penetrate deeply into fortified...