Inside the B-2 Spirit Bomber Mission to Cripple Iran's Nuclear Dreams - and the MOPs Dropped on Fordow

Inside the B-2 Spirit Bomber Mission to Cripple Iran’s Nuclear Dreams – and the MOPs Dropped on Fordow


The mission to destroy the Iranian nuclear facility at Fordow could only be accomplished with a special type of bomb, the 15-ton Massive Ordnance Penetrator, which can only be carried by one plane — the B-2 Spirit bomber. The bombers made an incredible 37-hour roundtrip flight from Missouri to successfully attack their targets.

The B-2 Spirit bombers flown from  Whiteman Air Force Base near Kansas City, Missouri, to Iran over the weekend feature mini refrigerators, a microwave, and cooler for snacks — and just like any aircraft expected to be in the air for a long duration flight, a toilet as well.

The heavy strategic bomber is also spacious enough to allow one pilot the chance to lay down and rest while the other operates the $2 billion aircraft,

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