Ali Heydari
A recent report by The Wall Street Journal about the failure of U.S. bunker-busting bombs to destroy Houthi’s underground missile complex raises important questions about Washington’s true ability to target deep and hardened installations. This issue is especially relevant when analyzing potential scenarios involving attacks on Iran’s nuclear and missile facilities. The experience in Yemen demonstrates that even the most advanced conventional weapons, such as the GBU-57 bombs, may fail to completely destroy deeply buried, resilient targets. If the U.S. was unable to achieve its desired result in Yemen despite the relatively weak defensive capabilities of the Houthis, it is likely to face even greater challenges in confronting Iran’s facilities, which are much more advanced in terms of depth, fortifications, and geographical dispersion.
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