The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) has an explosive payload of approximately 5,300 to 6,000 pounds (2,400 to 2,700 kg) of high-explosive material. The explosive yield is estimated to be around 4,000 megajoules (MJ), equivalent to roughly three to four tons of TNT. Additionally, when dropped from 50,000 feet, the MOP delivers 800 to 900 MJ of kinetic energy due to its impact velocity, which exceeds Mach 1. This combination of explosive and kinetic energy makes the MOP highly effective against deeply buried targets; however, the exact destructive impact depends on factors such as target composition and depth.
I saw the explosion from about five miles away. A person caught the total event on their phone’s camera. The recording was posted on X. I suspect the individual was an Israeli operative. I think this because of the odds against catching the explosion on a camera.
Fourteen MOPs were dropped on three facilities. The explosion looked like a tatical nuclear detonation. The blast wave reached the cameraperson. The concussion delivered so much force that the person was not able to remain focused on the mountain.
Multiple MOPs were dropped down each ventilation shaft. Uranium enrichment centrifuges are delicate mechanisms. Even if the MOPs didn’t penetrate the rooms where the uranium enrichment centrifuges were housed, the concussion force would destroy the uranium enrichment centrifuges and the computers used to control the enrichment processes.
It is certain that the electrical wiring for the facilities were destroyed. I believe the downward force from the explosions collapsed the facilities’ rooms.
Published by Editor, Sammy Campbell.