The MOP was developed in the early 2000s as part of a DARPA-led effort created in response to the emergence of Iranian and North Korean fortified nuclear facilities. President Donald Trump ...

CNN's Jim Sciutto reports more details on how much U.S. ordinance was used last night to strike the Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. FNC's Sean Hannity reported earlier that the U ...

The US strike on Iranian nuclear sites — dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer” — was the biggest ever attack by B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, and the longest flight the aircraft have made since 2001. It ...

The GBU-57 MOP is the world’s most powerful non-nuclear aerial munition, packing 5,342 pounds of lethal high-explosive inside its 30,000-pound bulk. The bomb is so heavy that only the B-2 and the B-52 ...

To date, the US military has never confirmed operational use of the GBU-57A/B in combat. It is a strategic weapon held in reserve for the highest-value, hardest-to-reach targets.

The challenge sounds unreal: How do you blast a hole through a mountain of concrete and granite and then blow up what hides beneath it―all without crossing the nuclear line? The solution is a ...