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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Could US attack Iran’s Fordow nuclear site? Military movements offer a clue

B-2 bomber in flight
The only plane certified to carry the 6m-metre bunker-buster bombs is the B-2. Photograph: Reuters

The US has stepped up its military presence in the Middle East since the weekend but has left certain details vague to preserve operational ambiguity for Donald Trump as he considers whether the US will intervene in the Israel-Iran war.

Critically, there has been no new information about the deployment of B-2 bombers that would be used to attack Iran’s deep-lying nuclear enrichment site at Fordow with 13.6-tonne (30,000lb) bunker-buster bombs, designed to penetrate 60 metres of rock.

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