The US military's top officer says development of the bunker-busting 13,600kg (30,000lb) GBU-57 bomb began 15 years ago and ...

Its main halls are an estimated 80 to 90 meters (around 262 to 295 feet) beneath the ground – safe from any aerial bomb known to be possessed by Israel, making destroying the facility from the ...

It would not even be reachable by the US’ GBU-57 massive ordnance penetrator bombs, which only reach about 60 meters deep, according to the RUSI report. And the GBU-57 can only be delivered by US Air ...

Israel has targeted the secretive Fordow facility in recent days but, according to the IAEA, so far it has either been unwilling – or unable – to damage it. Here’s what we know.

Residents in central Tehran said they could see and hear heavy strikes, while Israel said it was defending itself from an ...

Built inside a mountain and hardened against bunker-busting bombs. Here’s what we know about Iran’s Fordow nuclear site By Vasco Cotovio and Brad Lendon, CNN Jun 17, 2025 Updated Jun 19, 2025 ...

Its main halls are an estimated 80 to 90 meters (around 262 to 295 feet) beneath the ground – safe from any aerial bomb known to be possessed by Israel, making destroying the facility from the ...