The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the intergovernmental body that assesses compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, was barred from going within about 40 miles of the affected ...

The latter created a problem for journalists of various media, which have rules on the use scatological language. It led to ...

Bunker buster bombs can go to varying depths depending on the model, from just under 2 feet with the BLU-109 to over 200 feet ...

Last weekend's strike on Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant used 30,000-pound GBU-57 "massive ordnance penetrator" bombs. The design of those weapons and plans for attacking the site had ...

Introducing the “Massive Ordnance Penetrator” Bomb The MOP is a 30,000-pound bomb measuring 20.5 feet in length. Its defining feature is its ability to penetrate through hard structures before ...

The video showed a GBU-57 series MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) crashing into a target and kicking up a massive plume of dust moments before a blinding inferno appeared in a shaft during a test ...

This led to the development of the GBU-57, the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, designed specifically to defeat heavily fortified underground facilities.

A GBU-57 series Massive Ordnance Penetrator is seen crashing into a target. Picture: Department of Defense The 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs demolish fortified targets deep underground.

A GBU-57 series Massive Ordnance Penetrator is seen crashing into a target. Picture: Department of Defense The 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs demolish fortified targets deep underground.

Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described the lengthy development of the heavy GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, offering a look ...