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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific land of Guam, 2 U.S. officials told Reuters connected Saturday, arsenic President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should instrumentality portion successful Israel's strikes against Iran.
It was unclear whether the bomber deployment is tied to Middle East tensions.
The B-2 tin beryllium equipped to carry America's 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, designed to destruct targets heavy underground. That is the limb that experts accidental could beryllium utilized to onslaught Iran's atomic program, including Fordow.
The officials, speaking connected the information of anonymity, declined to disclose immoderate further details. One authoritative said nary guardant orders had been fixed yet to determination the bombers beyond Guam. They did not accidental however galore B-2 bombers are being moved.
The Pentagon did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.
Reporting by Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart; editing by Diane Craft
