Full CoverageUS did not use bunker-buster bombs on one of Iran’s nuclear sites, top general tells lawmakers, citing depth of the target
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US didn't use MOP bunker buster on Isfahan nuclear site because facility was too deep -- report
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New: The US military did not use bunker-buster bombs on one of Iran’s largest nuclear facilities last weekend because the site is so deep that the munitions likely would not have been effective, the US’ top general told lawmakers. w/@NatashaBertrand
www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/politics/bunker-buster-bomb-isfahan-iran
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.@PressSec: "That CNN story does not change the facts: There was a TOTAL and COMPLETE obliteration of Iran's nuclear facilities, and because of @POTUS' strike... Iran no longer has the capability to produce a nuclear weapon..."pic.x.com/RThvSDh3MF
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Iran has ALREADY dug out the tunnels at Isfahan, where most of Iran's highly enriched uranium was stored prior to attacks and PERHAPS during them. (1/2)
www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/politics/bunker-buster-bomb-isfahan-iran
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Kelsey Davenport
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Iran’s stockpile of 60% enriched uranium may not have been part of the “mission” but it is a significant part of the proliferation risk - particularly if centrifuges are unaccounted for.
Diplomacy is necessary for an effective, long term solution. www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/politics/bunker-buster-bomb-isfahan-iran
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