Retired Gen. Robert Spalding revealed details of the decade-long planning behind last weekend's unprecedented B-2 bomber strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, codenamed "Operation Midnight Hammer." The operation involved the largest-ever deployment of B-2 stealth bombers, utilizing 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs in a 30-hour mission. Complex deception tactics, including decoy bombers, were crucial to maintaining secrecy in today's digitally connected world. The B-2's stealth capabilities and multiple aerial refuelings were essential to the mission's success, which aimed to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions. President Trump lauded the operation as "very successful."

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