US threatens to drop nuclear bomb to destroy Iran’s vital facilities

WASHINGTON, June 21 (YPA) – The Pentagon’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency has told US officials that the US may need to drop a nuclear weapon to destroy Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility.

According to The Guardian report, Pentagon officials briefed were informed that dropping conventional GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs, which weigh 30,000 pounds, would not penetrate deep enough and would only cause enough damage to destroy the tunnels and bury the facility under rubble.

The GBU-57 bombs have not yet been tested, but similar bombs, the BLU-82B/C-130, have been used in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

“To completely destroy Fordow, the US would likely need to first soften the ground with conventional bombs, then drop a tactical nuclear weapon from a B2 bomber,” the official added.
“Israel” wants the United States to drop bunker-buster bombs on Fordow because it lacks the capability, but so far, Trump has not ordered US airstrikes on Iran.

Last Thursday, President Trump said that he would decide within two weeks whether to participate in the war, although there were indications that attacks could begin as early as this weekend.

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