U.S. and Israel debate Iran strike and nuclear threat
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Donald Trump has expressed caution about launching a strike on Iran's Fordow nuclear facility, citing doubts about the effectiveness of the GBU-57 bunker buster bomb, and is not considering using tactical nuclear weapons, highlighting the complex challenges of targeting deeply buried underground sites.
- Trump caution on Iran strike linked to doubts over ‘bunker buster’ bomb, officials say The Guardian
- Israel has pushed the US to use its ‘bunker buster’ bomb on Iran. Here’s what the weapon can do CNN
- The United States may destroy the Fordow enrichment plant. It won’t make the Iranian nuclear threat go away Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- How bunker buster bombs work and how they could destroy Iran’s Fordow nuclear site Fox News
- Israeli and U.S. intelligence differ on status of Iran's nuclear program. Who's right? NPR
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