The GBU-57, the only missile capable of destroying Iran’s best-protected nuclear plant

The GBU-57, the only missile capable of destroying Iran’s best-protected nuclear plant

According to satellite photographs, the central part of the Fordow facility, one of the key complexes in Iran’s nuclear program, has not undergone major changes in the last 20 years. Located about 60 miles southwest of Tehran, near the holy city of Qom, behind a fenced perimeter Fordow encloses one of the best-preserved jewels of Iran’s uranium enrichment machinery, a priority target of Israel’s current military campaign. According to Israeli intelligence, Fordow’s centrifuges are about 80 meters underground. And there is only one weapon capable of penetrating to such a depth with enough force to cause damage. It weighs more than 13,600 kilograms (30,000 pounds), is in the possession of the United States, and is designated the GBU-57.

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