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Analysis: Operation Midnight Hammer Likely Cost Taxpayers at Least $200M

  • On June 22, the U.S. Air Force launched Operation Midnight Hammer, deploying 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators on Iran's Fordo and Natanz nuclear sites during a 37-hour mission.
  • Iran’s nuclear program relies on buried infrastructure, prompting US development of bunker-busters amid a global trend of underground military sites.
  • The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, weighing 30,000 pounds, can penetrate 200 feet of reinforced concrete, designed for hardened underground targets during the operation.
  • Operation Midnight Hammer resulted in a 12-day ceasefire between Iran and Israel, with ongoing military exchanges and Iran threatening to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Beyond the immediate mission, the operation marks a strategic shift in U.S. counterproliferation efforts, using force to reopen diplomatic channels for lasting peace.
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Analysis: Operation Midnight Hammer likely cost taxpayers at least $200M

(The Center Square) — The cost for the U.S. strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, known as Operation Midnight Hammer, likely cost taxpayers more than $200 million, according to analysis by The Center Square of open-source data on flight hours, per-weapon…

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Is Iran poised for disruption?

We are still in the fog of war but the US Air Force B-2 bomber bunker buster strikes in Iran on June 21 may have set in motion major political disruptions. Paradigm shifts matter and this could be a big one.

Based on flight data, the US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities can be traced. The analysis shows how the US lured the world on a wrong track – and why many aviatic fans became aware of the deployment days before.

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