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5 min readIn the middle of a conversation about whether the United States is about to get dragged into a war with Iran, Asmongold stops to ask a genuinely naive question: why not just send a missile into the entrance of the underground nuclear facility, blow up the entrance, and collapse the tunnel? The answer is that the Fordo enrichment facility isn't a single tunnel with one door. It is buried inside a mountain, under three hundred feet of reinforced concrete, and extends deep underground. No ordinary bomb can touch it. That is why the U.S. has spent taxpayer money on the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator — the largest conventional bomb in the American arsenal — and has never once used it in combat. If the U.S. joins Israel's strikes on Iran, this would be the first combat drop.
The Bunker Buster and the Problem of Fordo
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:20) **Trump's Potential Involvement and the Stakes** - Asmongold reacts to the possibility of the U.S. joining the conflict, warning that if Trump gets it wrong, he could lose significant support and influence.
- 2 (02:38) **The Bunker Buster: A First-Time Weapon** - A retired Marine Corps officer explains the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a 30,000-pound bomb that has never been used in combat.
- 3 (03:42) **How the Bomb Works: Glide Path and Penetration** - The colonel details the bomb's smart guidance system and its method of penetrating the ground before detonating.
- 4 (05:18) **The Mission Profile: B-2s and 44-Hour Flights** - The discussion moves to the logistics of the strike, including the possibility of launching from the U.S. with mid-air refueling.
- 5 (09:00) **The Problem with the Target: Fordow's Mountain Fortress** - Asmongold and the report explain why a simple missile won't work, as the target is a nuclear enrichment tunnel buried deep inside a mountain.
- 6 (10:52) **Bunker Buster vs. MOAB and the Cost of War** - The hosts compare the GBU-57 to the "Mother of All Bombs" (MOAP) and discuss the financial cost of the operation.
- 7 (13:56) **The Strategic Calculus: A U.S. Opportunity?** - An expert suggests that Netanyahu may have started the war hoping the U.S. would see it as an opportunity to permanently end Iran's nuclear program.
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