President Trump is facing a critical decision on whether to use America’s B-2 bombers to drop the GBU-57 "bunker-busting" bombs on the Fordow nuclear facility, which is buried in the mountains of Iran.

Doing so may be the only way to truly prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb, but it would also greatly increase U.S. involvement in the conflict and risk bringing the nation into a war in the Middle East.

Israel has neither the GBU-57 bomb or the B-2 bombers to fly them. Their use is seen as critical for hitting the Fordow facility.

What is the GBU-57

While a "bunk-buster" bomb is a broad term to refer to bombs designed to penetrate deep below the surface before exploding, Trump is deciding whether to utilize the latest GBU-57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bomb currently residing in the American arsenal.

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