Washington, D.C. – As the whole world there dey watch wahala wey dey brew between Iran and Israel, U.S. President Donald Trump don come out to talk say e still dey think about military intervention. Na Wednesday, wey Trump stand for South Lawn of White House, him tell reporters say, “The next week go be big.” (Dem never chop small gists.) Trump yan say Iranian officials don dey eager to negotiate, but him don warn say, “E don dey late to dey talk,” after dem reach out to am.
So, wetin dey happen? Experts don suggest say, na only U.S. get that heavy 30,000-pound (13,000kg) bunk buster bomb wey fit destroy Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant wey deep for mountain. This Fordow facility na hotspot for Iran’s nuclear programme as e dey underground. And guess wetin? Only U.S. dey carry this kind bomb, and dem dey use B-2 bombers to deliver am. If dem use am against Iran, we fit see major shift from only catching missiles to dey drop serious bombs.
“Bunker buster” na general term for bombs wey fit destroy targets wey dey deep underground. The king of this bomb be GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator. Na heavy-weight champion wey dey weigh about 30,000 pounds (13,600 kg), this bomb get strong steel wey fit bore up to 200 feet (61 metres) underground before e go explode. B-2 Spirit, wey be U.S. stealth bomber, na the only plane wey fit carry two of these bunker buster bombs at once.
Na so e be, as military sabi people don dey discuss how multiple bombs fit drop sequentially to cause more damage. Israel self get U.S. made bunker busters, like GBU-28 and BLU-109, but dem no fit penetrate as deep as Fordow. Last last, savvy people dey suspect say Israel don already use these weapons to get rid of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah for him underground headquarters in Beirut.
Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant dey located about 95km (60 miles) southwest of Tehran. E don dey there since 2006, but na 2009 Iran acknowledge say the place dey operate. Under 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Iran gree stop enrichment for Fordow, but when U.S. waka comot for the deal in 2018, Iran return to dey enrich uranium like say na normal work.
Iran still dey claim say their nuclear programme na for civilian purposes, but no be small matter as this Fordow dey well protected by Iranian and Russian surface-to-air missile systems. Though some people don talk say Israel don already target some of these defenses during their strikes wey dey ongoing.
For the meantime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu don declare say he dey on mission to dismantle Iran’s missile and nuclear capacity, saying na existential threat. Officials don confirm say Fordow na key target. The ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, say, “This entire operation … really has to be completed with the elimination of Fordow.”
Na so e be, as even UN talk say power loss from Israeli attacks fit cause wahala inside the underground halls of Natanz. Raphael Grossi, wey be the head of UN nuclear watchdog, don drop serious warning say the ongoing conflict fit bring radiation danger if proper care no dey taken.
Na real matter o! Fordow dey about 32 kilometers (20 miles) south of Qom, Iran’s seventh largest city wey get population of about 1.4 million, and e na big religious and political center. As Israeli strikes continue, many dey suspect say the tension wey dey build up fit lead to something wey everybody no wan see.
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