Full CoverageThe U.S. could use 'bunker buster' bombs in Iran. Here’s what to know about them
By Kat Lonsdorf
Top news
Israel has pushed the US to use its ‘bunker buster’ bomb on Iran. Here’s what the weapon can do
By Lou Robinson & Haley Britzky
The U.S. could join Israel's war with Iran to deploy this 30,000-pound bomb
By Jason Lalljee
The United States may destroy the Fordow enrichment plant. It won’t make the Iranian nuclear threat go away
If a U.S. 'bunker buster' hits a nuclear site, what might get released into the air?
By Nell Greenfieldboyce
For context
What to know about bunker-buster bombs and Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility
By David Rising
What is the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, the U.S. bunker-busting bomb?
By Warren P. Strobel, Maham Javaid & Alex Horton
Iran-Israel conflict: Bunker buster, nuclear breakout time - Key words and phrases explained
Posts on X
Formerly Twitter
Anthony Zurcher
awzurcher
Great details and an amazing use of Google Earth to show the surroundings of the Iranian nuclear enrichment site buried beneath a mountain www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-868e3c3d-25ec-43cb-bcc0-8832464b91ca
Posted on X
Mike Pence
Mike_Pence
The Fordow Imperative: MAGA isolationists want the President to pressure Israel to stop the war before Iran’s nuclear sites are destroyed - WSJ www.wsj.com/opinion/the-fordow-imperative-for-trump-and-israel-nuclear-enrichment-site-iran-7981fbc0
Posted on X
William Alberque
walberque
Great article by @ellliecoook at @Newsweek on US penetrators and Iran...this may end up being quite the timely article based on what we're seeing on all the flight tracker websites.
www.newsweek.com/iran-us-donald-trump-bunker-buster-b2-spirit-bomber-gbu57b-2086485
Posted on X
Soutik Biswas
soutikBBC
Trump is weighing whether to help Israel bomb Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear site — a move that would make the US a direct player in a war he’s long promised to avoid. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/trump-iran-diplomacy-conflict.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare via @NYTimes
Posted on X
Frequently asked questions
See popular questions from Google SearchWhere is the Fordo nuclear site in Iran?
How deep can the Bunker Buster bomb penetrate?
Which country has the Bunker Buster bomb?
All coverage
Trump caution on Iran strike linked to doubts over ‘bunker buster’ bomb, officials say
By Hugo Lowell
The Bombs the US Could Deploy If Trump Strikes Iran
By Courtney McBride & Tony Capaccio
Why This Is the Only Bomb That Could Destroy Iran's Nuclear Bunker—Under 300 Feet of Rock
By Deni Ellis Béchard
Iran’s Best-Protected Nuclear Site Is Deep Underground
By Samuel Granados, Eric P. Schmitt & Helene Cooper
Israel wants to demolish Iran's nuclear facilities. Does it need US military help?
By Tom Vanden Brook & Cybele Mayes-osterman
What is a bunker buster bomb?
By Rachel Scully
Built inside a mountain and hardened against bunker-busting bombs. Here’s what we know about Iran’s Fordow nuclear site
By Brad Lendon & Vasco Sousa Cotovio
Fordo — the heart of Iran's nuclear program
By Thomas Latschan
Can Israel Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program Without the U.S.?
By John Haltiwanger
Bunker buster bombs: The American weapon which could spell the end of Iran’s nuclear sites
By Andy Gregory
15-ton mega-bomb needed to destroy Iran's last nuclear facility – here's why Israel can't deliver it
By Michael Kaplan
Destroying Iran’s Nuclear Arsenal
By Benny Morris
What is the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, the U.S. bunker-busting bomb?
By Warren P. Strobel, Alex Horton & Maham Javaid
Target: Iran. US forces are ready to deliver the second heaviest bunker buster ever made
By Lewis Page
The nuclear mountain that haunts Israel
By John Paul Rathbone & Charles Clover
Diplomatic breakthrough or military action? Trump's choice on Iran: ANALYSIS
By Anne Flaherty, Luis Eduardo Martinez & Shannon K. Kingston
The Bombs the US Could Deploy If Trump Strikes Iran
By Courtney McBride & Tony Capaccio
What is the 30,000lb-bomb that could destroy Iran's nuclear facility - and will Trump use it?
By Michael Drummond
Trump’s Iran Choice: Last-Chance Diplomacy or a Bunker-Busting Bomb
By David E. Sanger & Jonathan Swan