
Samuel Granados
Visual Correspondent at The New York Times
Articles
As U.S. Considers Using Bunker-Buster Bombs, Here’s What It Takes to Hit Iran’s Deepest Nuclear Site
1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Samuel Granados |Junho Lee |Jeremy White |Leanne Abraham
The B-2 can operate at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet. Commercial airliners typically fly at a maximum altitude of 40,000 feet. As it approaches its target, maintaining a speed of approximately 500 miles per hour, a door at the belly of the bomber opens to drop the bomb. GBU-57/BThe GBU-57/B weighs as much as a school bus. The bomb has only been tested before and has never been used in combat. After the bomb is deployed, it uses GPS to reach the target.
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1 week ago |
lanacion.com.ar | Helene Cooper |Samuel Granados |Eric Schmitt
NUEVA YORK.- Fordo, el complejo nuclear más fortificado de Irán, se construyó en las profundidades de una montaña para protegerlo de un ataque. Solo el ejército estadounidense posee la bomba de 13.600 kilos capaz de alcanzarlo. La bomba se conoce comúnmente como “rompebúnkeres” porque está diseñada para destruir búnkeres subterráneos profundos o armas bien enterradas en instalaciones altamente protegidas. Se cree que es la única arma lanzada desde el aire con potencial para destruir el sitio.
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1 week ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Helene Cooper |Eric Schmitt |Samuel Granados
Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear site, Fordo, was built deep inside a mountain to protect it from an attack. Only the U.S. military has the 30,000-pound (roughly 14-ton) bomb capable of even reaching it. The bomb is commonly known as a "bunker buster” because it is designed to destroy deep underground bunkers, or well-buried weapons in highly protected facilities. It is believed to be the only air-delivered weapon that would have a chance of destroying the site.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Helene Cooper |Eric Schmitt |Samuel Granados
Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear site, Fordo, was built deep inside a mountain to protect it from an attack. Only the U.S. military has the 30,000-pound bomb capable of even reaching it. The bomb is commonly known as a “bunker buster” because it is designed to destroy deep underground bunkers, or well-buried weapons in highly protected facilities. It is believed to be the only air-delivered weapon that would have a chance of destroying the site.
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2 weeks ago |
news.nestia.com | Samuel Granados |Pablo Robles |Daniel Wood
How the Air India Plane Crashed: Maps and Photos By Samuel Granados , Pablo Robles and Daniel Wood June 12, 2025 Share full article An Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed in Ahmedabad, India, shortly after taking off for London Gatwick Airport on Thursday, the airline said.
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