Senior Defense Department officials described how the bombs used against the Iranian nuclear facility in Fordow worked during a Thursday press briefing at the Pentagon.
The United States struck facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan related to Iran’s efforts to develop nuclear weapons early Sunday morning local time, using as many as 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators in the operation, which involved a 37-hour flight by seven B-2A Spirit bombers. Air Force Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters the story of the bombs used to hit Fordow began in 2009 prior to showing a video of a test of the weapon.
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