US attack on Iran: How the United States bombarded Iranian nuclear sites without detection

The years of an unprecedented attack were in the process of preparation, with some wrong guidance at the last minute aimed at giving the operation a strong element of surprise.

American pilots dropped 30,000 pounds early on Sunday on two main stations to enrich uranium underground in Iran, providing what American military leaders believe a nuclear blow to Israel as an existential threat and were flowing for more than a week. The American sailors have strengthened the sudden task by launching dozens of marine flight missiles from a submarine towards at least one location.

US officials, which is called “Hummer’s Operation in the middle of the night”, says the plan was characterized by a “precise blow” that destroys the “Iranian nuclear program”, although they admitted that the evaluation continues. For its part, Iran denied that any major harm had occurred, and the Islamic Republic pledged revenge.

Upon taking off from the American Hartland, the B -2 STELTH bombers provided a total of 420,000 pounds of explosives, with the help of Armada from fuel tankers and combat aircraft – some of which launched their own weapons. US officials said that Iran had not discovered the inner air received, nor was a bullet on the hidden American aircraft.

Hours after the attack, which preceded nine days before the Israeli attacks that led to the Iranian military command and the nine -day air defenses of the Israeli attacks that led to the leadership of the military and Iranian leadership.

Plan of trap

Even before the planes fired, the wrong guidance elements were already in playing. After placing parts of the movement’s plan, Trump announced publicly on Thursday that he would make a decision within two weeks on whether it would strike Iran – apparently to allow additional negotiations, but in reality it hides the imminent attack.

A group of B-2 STELHE launchers, west of Missouri, traveled on Saturday as ideas, which drew the attention of monitoring amateur plane, government officials and some media while they were heading towards an American air base in the Pacific Ocean. At the same time, seven B-2s carry “Bunker Buster” bombs for each east, while maintaining connections to the minimum so that you do not seek any attention.

Air General Dan Kane, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a briefing on Sunday that all of this was “part of a plan to maintain the tactical surprise” and that “a very small number of planners and leaders” know this in Washington and Florida, where the US Central Command is based.

After 18 hours of gentle flying that requires air refueling, the armed spirit bombers arrived B-2, with two crew members, on time and without discovery in the eastern Mediterranean, where they launched their attack. Before crossing to Iran, B-2s was carried out by calling off American fighters and reconnaissance aircraft.

A drawing issued by the Pentagon showed the way to fly as it passes over Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. It was not clear whether these countries were notified in the United States. Most American legislators were also kept in the dark, as some Republicans said that they were provided with short heads by the White House before the strike.

“I entered B-2s to the outside and returned without knowing the world at all,” Defense Minister Beit Higseth told reporters on Sunday.

Multi -faceted attack

About an hour before B-2s entered Iran, Kane said that an American submarine in the region launched more than twenty Tomahawk flight missiles against the main targets, including a site in I am in conjunction where uranium is prepared for enrichment.

As American bombers approached their targets, they saw in front of Iranian combat aircraft and surface missiles to the air, but they did not face anything.

At 6:40 pm in Washington and 2:10 am in Tehran, the first B-2 bomber dropped her husband from the enormous violations of GBU-57 on the deepest uranium enrichment plant. This was the first time that this alleged “Bunker Busters” was used to fight. Each bomb is designed 30,000 pounds to overcome the ground before the bombing of a huge warhead.

Fordo has received the largest part of the bombing, although two huge bombs were also dropped on a uranium enrichment site in Natanz.

Kane said that the American bombs fell for about half an hour, as Cruise missiles were launched from submarines, the last American weapons that reach their targets, which included a third nuclear location in ISFAHAN.

Iran and the United Nations nuclear agents said there are no immediate signs of radioactive pollution.

A look at the numbers

The mission included:

75 accuracy weapons: These bombs included 14 GBU-57 “Bunker Buster” that were published by the seven B-2 bombers, and more than the Deca of Tomahawk Cruise missiles launched from an American submarine.

– 125 aircraft, including B-2 bombers, combat aircraft and fuel aircraft.

Female pilot

“Our children in these bombers are on their way home now,” Higseth said on Sunday.

But an American official said that one of the women was among those who were experimenting with B-2 bombers. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to talk about the mission publicly.

A little date

Kane said that the use of hidden bombs made the task historical, as other elements did.

“This was the largest operational kick for B-2 in the history of the United States, and the second longest B-2 mission that was ever transferred, which it only exceeded by those in the days after September 11,” he told reporters on Sunday.