Terrifying secret weapon America has up its sleeve that could spell doom for Iran
It weighs 30,000 pounds, can smash through 200ft of earth, concrete and steel, and packs enough punch to wipe out an enemy's underground lair.
The GBU-57A/B 'bunker buster' bomb, as it is known, is arguably the top military reason that Israel wants the United States to join its air campaign against arch-foe Iran.
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