Big Badda-Boom: Why Only One Plane and One Bomb Can Crack Fordow
Stephen Green | 2:52 PM on June 17, 2025
There is literally only one bomber and one bomb to make the big badda-boom that could destroy Iran's last remaining nuclear enrichment plant from the air.
Earlier today, when I wrote that the destruction of the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP) is the only "path to peace" with the Islamic Republic, I honestly had no idea how limited the options were. There was also some confusion expressed in the comments.
If you’ll give me five more minutes, I’ve done the research to clear it all up.
Several VIP commenters expressed enthusiasm for dropping a MOAB on Fordow. Surely, at 30 feet long, more than three feet in diameter, and with 18,700 pounds of H-6 — a high-explosive mixture more powerful than TNT — a couple of MOABs ought to take Fordow off the map, right?
Not so fast. Officially known as the GBU-43, MOAB doesn't make the right kind of boom.
It's all in the name.
While everybody knows it as the Mother of All Bombs, MOAB officially stands for Massive Ordnance Air Burst.
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https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2025/06/17/explainer-theres-just-this-one-way-to-make-the-biggest-badda-boom-n4940880
