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Iran, Israel and the Bomb

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This storyHow much does the GBU-57 bunker-buster used in the Iran strikes weigh?

  1. 5,000 lbs
  2. 15,000 lbs
  3. 30,000 lbs
  4. 50,000 lbs
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30,000 lbs

Iran's President Pezeshkian was once a heart surgeon!

Before politics, Pezeshkian trained as a cardiac surgeon and served as Iran's Health Minister. He won the 2024 presidential election as a reformist. Learn more at Wikipedia

Iran's President Pezeshkian is a trained cardiac surgeon.

Before entering politics, Pezeshkian practiced heart surgery and served as Iran's Health Minister. He won a 2024 runoff election on a reformist platform, becoming the first Iranian president of Azerbaijani-Kurdish heritage.

Trump is the only president impeached twice & convicted of 34 felonies.

Despite two impeachments (2019, 2021) and a May 2024 New York conviction on 34 felony counts — a U.S. historic first — Trump won the 2024 election, returning to the White House in January 2025.

This storyICAN says China spent $13.5B on nukes. What did ALL nations spend?

  1. $45 billion
  2. $91 billion
  3. $140 billion
  4. $200 billion
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$91 billion

This storyHow many nuclear power plants does Iran currently operate?

  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. 7
  4. 12
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1

Iran's Fordow facility is buried ~80m underground in a mountain.

Built near Qom and revealed by Western intelligence in 2009, Fordow was specifically designed to survive airstrikes. The U.S. developed its 30,000-lb 'Massive Ordnance Penetrator' bomb partly in response to such hardened sites.

Hegseth was confirmed SecDef by the narrowest margin in history!

The Senate voted 50-50 on Pete Hegseth's confirmation, requiring VP JD Vance to cast the tiebreaking vote — the first time a VP tiebreaker was ever needed to confirm a Cabinet secretary.

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