SpaceNews : Space – the quiet element behind Midnight Hammer

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It can be said with certainty that a lot went into Operation Midnight Hammer. The June 22 precision strike on Iranian strategic weapons production facilities was an airtight operation conducted with great execution, coordination and timing by the United States Air Force and the Navy. B-2 bombers dropped 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrator “bunker-buster” bombs on concentrated targets deep in Iranian territory — while an Ohio-class submarine launched at least two dozen Tomahawk missiles to help finish the job. The Iranians didn’t respond with a single shot. 

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