An Israeli security analyst posted a correction on Telegram, noting that the US strike on Iran's Fordow nuclear facility used a GBU-57 MOP bunker buster dropped from a B-2 bomber, not the GBU-43 MOAB ("mother of all bombs"), which is an airburst weapon carried only by Hercules transport aircraft. The correction cites analysis by Tamir Morag and matching data from the US Defense Department published in June 2025.
A Telegram post by Amalia Ozer — a self-described security enthusiast — corrects a widely repeated error in media coverage of the US strike on Iran's Fordow nuclear facility. Ozer, citing analysis by Tamir Morag and US Department of Defense publications from June 2025, states that the weapon used was a GBU-57 MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator), a 30,000-pound bunker buster delivered by a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. This contradicts common references to a GBU-43 MOAB ("mother of all bombs"), which Ozer notes is an airburst weapon with no bunker-penetrating capability, carried only by C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
The distinction matters because the GBU-57 is designed to destroy deeply buried fortified targets such as nuclear facilities, while the MOAB is an area-of-effect weapon. Ozer's post also criticizes security commentator Ron Berman, accusing him of repeating the MOAB error in multiple interviews and articles, undermining the credibility of his broader reporting.
The post is single-sourced and represents a single analyst's opinion; The Zioneer has no independent confirmation of the bomb type used in the Fordow strike.
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