The deadly risks involved in bombing Iran’s nuclear mountain
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The deadly risks involved in bombing Iran’s nuclear mountain
The Fordow plant, 20 miles from the central city of Qom, is considered so naturally protected that there is just one weapon in the world able to blow it up. The US’s 30,000lb GBU-57
The Fordow plant, 20 miles from the central city of Qom, is considered so naturally protected that there is just one weapon in the world able to blow it up.
The US’s 30,000lb GBU-57F/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, or “Mop”, can penetrate around 60 metres underground before exploding.
But what would happen if Donald Trump did choose to join the attacks on Iranian nuclear infrastructure, and used the Mop for this purpose?
With weapons-grade uranium suspected of being manufactured at the site and hazardous raw materials, experts fear it could have severe effects.