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Defense Secretary: Bunker-Busting Bomb Against Iran "Ready to Go"
(The Hill) Kristina Wong - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told CNN on Friday the Pentagon had ready a bunker-busting bomb that could destroy Iran's underground nuclear facility, in case the U.S. ever had to resort to a military option to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. "We continue to improve it and upgrade over time so that there is this alternative," Carter said, referring to a weapon called the Massive Ordnance Penetrator. He added that the U.S. has the capability to "shut down, set back and destroy" the Iranian nuclear program. "So we could do it, and it would set back the Iranian nuclear program for some period of time." Carter also said inspections of military sites must be included in the final deal negotiated with Iran.