The Iran Nuclear Program thread

[jon-nyc]

B2s on their way to Diego Garcia.

[jon-nyc]

I suppose this pair of tweets should adjust our priors a bit. Still, I’ll believe it when I see it.

[LuFins Dad]

[Mik]

I’m not. It sends a message we have not wanted to send.

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

I’m not. It sends a message we have not wanted to send.

I didn’t think it needs to be advertised. Publicly sending the B2s to the region sends a message. Having B2s regularly stationed would be normal and expected, just as having some stationed in Germany…

[Mik]

If you have them already stationed then you can’t send a message by bringing them in.

[Axtremus]

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/21/world/iran-israel-trump

Trump announced the United States had struck Fordo, Iran’s heavily fortified nuclear facilities, as well as two other sites.

[Tom-K]

Well, it's started then. I hope those damn bombs work.

[jon-nyc]

[Horace]

I hope this works out. Anyway, next time America gets attacked by terrorists, well know who will get blamed.

[Mik]

Fuck me. I really did not think he’d do it.

[jon-nyc]

Israel on military lockdown.

[jon-nyc]

LOL.

[jon-nyc]

Apparently 6 Massive Ordinance Penetrator bombs were dropped on Fordow from USAF B-2 bombers. Isfahan and Natanz targeted with Tomahawk cruise missiles from submarines.

[jon-nyc]

We’ll see if this is just bluster.

[jon-nyc]

lol.

[jon-nyc]

Magatrie Taylor Green is sad.

[taiwan_girl]

[jon-nyc]

Back to the drawing board, apparently 6 15-ton GBU-57 Massive Ordinance Penetrators only damaged the front door and the mailbox.

It’ll buff right out.

[Mik]

Yeah, I would not listen too closely to that noise, but my greatest objection was the uncertainty of success.