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Analysis: Operation Midnight Hammer Likely Cost Taxpayers at Least $200M
UNITED STATES, JUN 25 – Operation Midnight Hammer used 14 bunker-buster bombs and 75 precision-guided munitions to severely damage Iran's nuclear sites, aiming to halt nuclear proliferation and reopen diplomacy.
- 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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‘None Of You Knew’: Leavitt Tweaks Press Over How ‘Secretive’ Operation Midnight Hammer Was
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt jabbed at members of the press corps during a Thursday briefing as she touted the success of Operation Midnight Hammer.Leavitt’s regularly-scheduled briefing came just hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted a news conference to clear up confusion surrounding the United States military’s strikes on Iranian Nuclear facilities — confusion that was due in large part to a CNN report based on a “…
Assessing Operation Midnight Hammer
Only President Trump could have ordered Operation Midnight Hammer, which dealt a blow to the Iranian nuclear program while blazing a path toward a real diplomatic solution to the Iran-Israel conflict. The president has demonstrated peace through strength, and it is now the responsibility of policymakers and defense officials to ensure the military can deter and, if necessary, win in a range of conflict environments. By all accounts, Operation Mi…
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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…
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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