Satellite images show that two parts of the Fordow nuclear facility were attacked.
MAXAR's latest high-resolution satellite images confirm that the U.S. used the GBU-57A/B MOP bunker bombs.
The photos clearly show that three precise strikes were carried out on two different sections of the underground complex.
This is the first time visual confirmation has been obtained that the infrastructure's defensive part was attacked.
The GBU-57A/B bunker bomb used by the U.S. military this time is currently the largest conventional bunker bomb in active service worldwide, weighing 13.6 tons and theoretically capable of penetrating 60 meters of reinforced concrete or 40 meters of hard rock. However, the Fordow nuclear facility is deeply buried under granite mountains at a depth of 90 meters, with composite concrete and depleted uranium armor reinforcement, far exceeding the single-bomb penetration limit of the GBU-57. The "three precise strikes" shown in the satellite images may very well be the U.S. military's attempt to break through defenses by consecutively hitting the same area with multiple bombs - as military experts analyze, this tactical approach of "blasting through a passage before destroying the core" requires extremely high bombing accuracy (the GPS guidance accuracy of the GBU-57 is about 1.2 meters) and multi-wave coordination. However, judging from the on-site images, whether the core facilities have been truly disabled remains uncertain, as Iran has previously strengthened its resistance to attacks through measures such as tunnel entrances and 90-degree turning designs.
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