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37. There is a reason that NORAD is located within Cheyenne MOUNTAIN

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 12:12 AM

Jun 2025

Iran is, much like Pakistan and Afghanistan, very heavily mountainous (they are all part of the Zagros mountain range, just south of the Caucasus mountains). Bunker busters are intended for deep hardened manmade structures, but the Iranian enrichment facilities are likely hundreds of meters deep, and even a small nuke would likely have trouble penetrating that. I'm sure there likely was SOME damage, but as far as I can tell it was for the most part just a very bright fireworks show.

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The question is why did the bunker busters fail? WTF would be needed to destroy these bunkers? [View all] Matthew28 Jun 2025 OP

We hit this bunker with half a dozen busters and it did almost nothing Matthew28 Jun 2025 #1

Duh, they buried them real deep. This was known. harumph Jun 2025 #2

The concrete, steel/iron rod enforced Maginot Line in France from WWll is still there, and it's above ground. brush Jun 2025 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 2025 #3

I'm not "gleeful" but I don't like performative actions by Trump whose only purpose is to pump his poll nos. harumph Jun 2025 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 2025 #15

I hear what you're saying - but the materials were removed from where we knew they were harumph Jun 2025 #16

What would be needed? Thinner mountains. LastDemocratInSC Jun 2025 #4

They failed because the G.O.P. draft-dodger pity-party parade was so lame and offensive BoRaGard Jun 2025 #5

A Nuke? OC375 Jun 2025 #6

Big Beautiful Bunkers survived ? chelsea0011 Jun 2025 #7

There is one way to get to them sarisataka Jun 2025 #8

LardASS Needs to Be "on Point" Next Time... MrWowWow Jun 2025 #38

I came, I saw, I lied usonian Jun 2025 #10

one suspects do not go deep snuff. nt msongs Jun 2025 #11

W61 EPW LudwigPastorius Jun 2025 #12

The W61 was replaced with the new and improve B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb Brother Buzz Jun 2025 #21

Trump knows more about "the nuclear" than any president. LudwigPastorius Jun 2025 #25

Why is everyone misreading this story? WarGamer Jun 2025 #13

So their nuclear program as Trump put it, "was totally obliterated"? BannonsLiver Jun 2025 #33

Did you read what I wrote earlier? WarGamer Jun 2025 #35

He will blame Obama and/ or Biden newdeal2 Jun 2025 #14

While I'm sure the strikes were NOT as successful purple_haze Jun 2025 #17

It appears they have many things in tunnels pwb Jun 2025 #18

That was what I heard, too..... BigmanPigman Jun 2025 #20

Israel has them, so of course Iran wants them. Now that idiot trump has... brush Jun 2025 #34

Iran did an analysis prior to building the bunkers jmowreader Jun 2025 #19

Their labs are deeper than our bombs can penetrate Arazi Jun 2025 #22

"Bunker Busters" are a marketing ploy by the defense industry Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #23

Knock-Knock... Who's th JoseBalow Jun 2025 #24

You and I know what would work. usonian Jun 2025 #26

Maybe they could have dropped that stupid Jan6'er with the horns to pierce the bunker! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 2025 #27

Look on the bright side. The Defense Department just gave us a fabulous new tongue twister DFW Jun 2025 #28

Hitting them accurately. marble falls Jun 2025 #29

Could it be because, the bunkers were made to stand up to anything BootinUp Jun 2025 #31

How does CNN "confirm" any of this? Melon Jun 2025 #32

"WTF would be needed to destroy these bunkers?" ecstatic Jun 2025 #36

There is a reason that NORAD is located within Cheyenne MOUNTAIN Metaphorical Jun 2025 #37

I have a "bunker buster" shovel in my garage. Girard442 Jun 2025 #39

Wonder how much this egomaniacal exercise cost the taxpayers. Vinca Jun 2025 #40