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U.S. Boosts Production of "Bunker Buster" Bomb

An Army ammunition plant in southeast Oklahoma is being expanded to at least triple monthly production of the US’s biggest non-nuclear bomb, a weapon often invoked in debates about a potential attack on deeply buried nuclear facilities in Iran or North Korea.

The 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator, known as a bunker-buster, can be dropped only from a B-2 stealth bomber. It’s far bigger than the unguided 2,000-pound (900-kilogram), explosives that the Biden administration has postponed sending to Israel out of concern for civilian casualties in its war to defeat Hamas in Gaza.

An Army ammunition plant in southeast Oklahoma is being expanded to at least triple monthly production of the US’s biggest non-nuclear bomb, a weapon often invoked in debates about a potential attack on deeply buried nuclear facilities in Iran or North Korea.

Iran has the largest underground program in the Middle East “to conceal and protect critical military and civilian infrastructure throughout the country,” according to the Defense Intelligence Agency in a 2019 report on its military. Iran maintains that its extensive nuclear program is intended for peaceful uses.

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 @Gr4ssrootsPloverPeace and Freedomfrom Indiana commented…2wks2W

Can only be deployed with a Grumman B-2 bomber"

Where have we been dropping these en mass to warrant ribbon cutting expansions of manufacturing?

 @HeronJohnDemocrat from Florida commented…2wks2W

And they don't have the money for ANY of this, so they will just print away while your inflation will never stop even if the idiot can't see the stag or flation and pretends to care.

 @Partis4nRonniePeace and Freedom from New Jersey commented…2wks2W

You think Iran/NK will just stand there and do nothing? There are a lot of soldiers in the Middle East just for starters. But of course, for the military-industrial congressional complex having a continuous war is more important than American lives.

 @BudgetBillCheetahRepublicanfrom Alaska commented…2wks2W

The USA is defenseless. Someone show me where our defense is. We have an open border. Our enemy is in total control over our federal and many state governments. Our enemy is actively exterminating us with bioweapons, propaganda so we dont reproduce, poisoning our water, air, food, medicine, running drugs into our cities.

NONE OF THIS IS BEING STOPPED.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

Considering the reason given for Iran's nuclear program, do you believe that increasing military capabilities is a necessary precaution or an escalation towards conflict?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

How does the idea of preparing for possible attacks on other countries' facilities align with your views on international peace and security?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

Given the potential risk to civilian lives, is increasing production of such powerful weapons justified in your view?

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