US attack on Fordo: Atomic crisis escalates with bunkerbreaker bombs!

US attack on Fordo: Atomic crisis escalates with bunkerbreaker bombs!

In the past few days, the international situation around the Iranian nuclear program has been faltering again. In the night of Sunday, the US Army attacked the nuclear facility in Fordo, deep in Iran. This strategically important goal, which is about 80 to 110 meters underground, was attacked with the most massive bunker breaker bomb, the GBU-57. With 13.6 tons, this bomb is not only weighed, but also around six meters long and is only worn by the B-2 tap caps bombers of the US air weapon, which are stationed in Missouri, such as [NP-COBURG] (https://www.np-coburg.de/inhalt.Krieg-israel-iran-im-fokus-von- israel-und-s-die-die-atslagen.

The decision to attack was confirmed by President Donald Trump, who spoke of a "complete load of bombs" for the offensive, but without going into detail. According to a government representative and reports of ABC News, several of these GBU-57 bombs were used to ensure that Fordo, which is the main source of highly enriched uranium applies, considerably damaged.

The challenge fordo

Fordo is one of the best secured military goals in Iran, built to ward off attacks. The system produces uranium with a purity level of up to 60 percent and is often seen as the key to the country's atomic armor. So it is estimated that Iran could convert its stocks of 60 percent enriched uranium into armed uranium within three weeks, enough for up to nine nuclear weapons. In a report by the IAEA from March 2023, the proof of uranium was even provided with a purity of 83.7 percent, which almost corresponds to the border for weapon -capable material, such as The New York Times added.

The GBU-57 bomb is a technological wonder, but not without risks. Experts warn that a single attack could not be sufficient to completely destroy the system and that a complex behavior over several bombers in the wave attack is required. In addition, it remains uncertain how many tunnels and other structures for Fordo may be. Despite these risks, the US government seems to hope that such attacks will move Iran to negotiate through its nuclear program.

reactions and possible consequences

Iran has already indicated that in response to the attack on the attack, US bases in the region could target where around 40,000 US soldiers are stationed. There are growing concerns among international observers that military actions against nuclear systems destabilize security in the region and may lead to a major escalation. IAEA director Rafael Grossi warned that attacks on core facilities are always associated with considerable dangers and a high risk of nuclear security.