Satellite Strikes Shake Iran’s Nuclear Program to Its Core
In a historic and highly strategic display of military might, the United States has unleashed a powerful and precision-targeted strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, with satellite images now offering an unfiltered glimpse into the extent of the damage. This is not just military posturing; this was a deeply coordinated and deliberate attempt to severely disable what has long been viewed as one of the most protected and controversial nuclear programs in the world.
At the heart of this mission was the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, an underground facility buried within the mountains near Qom. Once a secret, now a global concern, Fordow had reportedly been enriching uranium far beyond civilian energy standards — a red flag that pushed U.S. officials to act. New satellite imagery has now revealed six gaping craters on the mountain shielding Fordow, the result of several GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs — the most powerful conventional weapons in the U.S. arsenal — designed to pierce hardened underground bunkers.
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Experts from the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), including nuclear expert David Albright, have closely analyzed the impact zones. Their findings suggest that the bombers may have exploited a critical vulnerability: Fordow's sole ventilation shaft. Aimed precisely, those bombs could have compromised the underground enrichment halls by damaging airflow systems and raising internal temperatures to destructive levels. According to Albright, the damage could sideline the facility not for months, but for years.
But Fordow wasn’t the only target. The US assault extended to Iran’s Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites. At Natanz — Iran’s largest enrichment center — new imagery shows additional impact craters, likely from "bunker-buster" bombs, positioned directly above underground centrifuge halls. Isfahan, which had already sustained Israeli strikes weeks prior, was hit again — this time by U.S. Navy-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles, causing heavy damage to its uranium conversion facility and tunnel infrastructure.
All of this unfolded during the longest B-2 Stealth Bomber mission since 2001, flying from Missouri and involving over 125 aircraft. As some bombers flew west as decoys, others descended eastward in silence, executing a meticulously timed operation. It’s the first known combat use of the GBU-57s, and their effectiveness is hard to question now.
Iranian officials have publicly attempted to downplay the damage, calling it superficial. But international analysts — and the satellite images themselves — tell a different story. Structures are missing. Craters are aligned with vulnerable entry points. Discoloration on the mountainside hints at fire, ash, and structural collapse.
Whether this signals a turning point in halting Iran’s nuclear ambitions or merely escalates tensions further, one thing is certain: this wasn’t just a warning shot. It was a calculated message delivered at 30,000 pounds per bomb. The world is watching — and so far, the evidence suggests the strike hit far deeper than just rock and concrete. It struck the heart of a program built in secrecy and shielded by decades of defiance.
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