US B-2 bombers moving to Guam amid Israel-Iran tensions
The aircraft can carry the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators designed to strike underground targets like Iran’s Fordow nuclear site
The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two US officials said on Saturday, as US President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel’s strikes against Iran.
It was unclear whether the bomber deployment is tied to Middle East tensions.
Speculation about a potential US strike has focused on the B-2s, which would be needed to drop 30,000-pound (1,360kg) GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators – so-called “bunker busters” – if Trump decided to target Iran’s heavily fortified underground uranium enrichment site at Fordow.
Israel, which is seeking to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities, does not have such weapons.
The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, declined to disclose any further details. One official said no forward orders had been given yet to move the bombers beyond Guam. They did not say how many B-2 bombers were being moved.
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The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.