The U.S. is dramatically escalating its military posture in the Middle East by repositioning its stealth B-2 bombers to Guam amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, according to two U.S. officials who spoke to Reuters. President Trump is weighing whether to join Israel’s ongoing strikes against Iran, with a final decision expected within the next two weeks.
Officials declined to specify how many B-2 bombers are being moved but confirmed no orders have been issued to deploy them beyond Guam. These bombers can carry the 30,000-pound GBU-57 “Massive Ordnance Penetrator” bunker buster, a weapon experts say is uniquely designed to penetrate underground nuclear facilities like Iran’s Fordow site.
