The Tactics Behind Trump’s Bombing of Iran’s Nuclear Facilities | WSJ
As the U.S. deployed decoy B-2 bombers west over the Pacific, military officials quietly sent a “strike package” east over the Atlantic to hit three nuclear facilities in Iran: Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. In one night, the U.S. used three-quarters of its stockpile of GBU-57 “bunker buster” bombs in what President Trump called a “spectacular military success.” WSJ’s Shelby Holliday breaks down the Pentagon’s misdirection, equipment and weapons used in Operation Midnight Hammer. Chapters: 0:00 ...
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- Iran (Location)
- US military (Company)
- The Journal (Book)
- Whiteman (Location)
- B-2 Spirit bombers (Product)
- Tomahawk missiles (Product)
- Fordow (Location)
- Natanz (Location)
- Isfahan (Location)
- GBU-57 massive ordnance penetrator bombs (Product)
- UN Atomic Energy Agency (Company)
- Enriched uranium (Concept)
- Diego Garcia (Location)
- Missouri (Location)
- Guam (Location)
- Oklahoma (Location)