Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Mark Thompson
“It’s not every day the U.S. military concentrates one of its most powerful weapons on a tiny island far from nowhere. After all, their vulnerability renders them a tempting target for troublemakers. But that’s just what the Pentagon has done, dispatching at least six B-2 bombers to desolate Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean. … The $2 billion (each!) B-2s have been attacking Houthi rebels in Yemen, which is about as gross an example of ‘overmatch’ as you can get. But the Houthis are aligned with Iran, and the U.S. is far more interested in sending Tehran a message than pulverizing second-rate Houthi military assets. The message is this: The B-2 is the only warplane that can carry the GBU-57B Massive Ordnance Penetrator. These 30,000-pound blasting behemoths are ideal for attacking Iran’s buried nuclear-development sites.” (04/10/25)