A chilling new video reveals the raw power of America’s deepest-penetrating weapon - the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) - used in the strike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility. The footage shows how the 30,000-pound bunker buster bomb tore through layers of reinforced concrete, dismantling Fordow from the inside out. Pentagon insiders say the strike was part of a broader operation targeting Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
01:29In this case, the primary kill mechanism in the mission space was a mix of overpressure and blast ripping through the open tunnels and destroying critical hardware.
01:42The majority of the damage we assessed based on our extensive modeling was a blast layer combined with the impulse extending from the shock.
01:52Imagine what this looks like six times over.
01:55When the crews went to work on Friday, they kissed their loved ones goodbye, not knowing when or if they'd be home.
02:03Late on Saturday night, their families became aware of what was happening.
02:07And on Sunday, when those jets returned from Whiteman, their families were there.
02:14Flags flying and tears flowing.
02:16I have chills literally talking about this.
02:19The jets rejoined into a formation of four airplanes followed by a formation of three and came up overhead Whiteman proudly in the traffic pattern, pitching out to land right over the base and landing to the incredible cheers of their families who sacrifice and serve right alongside their family members.
02:41Like I said, there were a lot of flags and a lot of tears.
02:45One commander told me this is a moment in the lives of our families that they will never forget.
02:50That, my friends, is what America's Joint Force does.
02:55We think, we develop, we train, we rehearse, we test, we evaluate every single day.
03:01And when the call comes to deliver, we do so.
03:04I could not be more proud standing up here today of our Joint Force.
03:09I'm filled with gratitude that I get to tell their story.
03:12And as we stand here right now, our forces remain on a high state of readiness in the region, prepared to defend themselves.
03:21And one last thing.
03:24Our adversaries around the world should know that there are other DITRA team members out there studying targets for the same amount of time.
03:35And we'll continue to do so.
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