The US Air Force is the only military to have the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, also known as the bunker-buster

Thomas Harding

The factor that the US would bring to a conflict with Iran is the ability to bomb its underground nuclear development centres.

The US is the only power to have the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator. It weighs 18,600kg and can purportedly go through up to 100 metres of reinforced concrete. Its conventional explosive power is close to that of an atom bomb.

Updated: June 18, 2025, 5:29 PM