bunker-busting
Deep-target destroying
Bunker-busting describes weapons designed to penetrate hardened underground targets before detonating: bunker-busting bombs, bunker-busting missiles.
These munitions are built to destroy fortified military installations, command centers, or weapons facilities buried deep beneath rock or concrete.
The strike used bunker-busting ordnance to reach the underground complex.
Explosive device or disaster
- penetratorSomething that enters forcefully
- munitionMilitary weapon or projectile
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
airstrike · underground · fortification · precision-guided · tonnage · detonation · crater · payload
Make known publicly
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
whistleblower · leak · transparency · accountability · secrecy · coverup · obstruction · disclosure
bomb
Explosive device or disaster
- penetratorSomething that enters forcefully
- munitionMilitary weapon or projectile
- warheadMunition's explosive section
ordnance · airstrike · underground · fortification · precision-guided · tonnage · detonation · crater · payload · sortie
expose
Make known publicly
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- investigationFormal examination of facts
uncover · whistleblower · leak · transparency · accountability · secrecy · coverup · obstruction · disclosure · journalism
wedge
Tapered splitting tool
lie · hazard · loft · backspin · stance · swing · follow-through · green · difficult · technique
bunker-bustingsurface-level
Concerning only the outermost layer
air-burst · above-ground · anti-aircraft · surface-to-air · anti-personnel
bunker-bustingfortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
hardening · entrenching · entrenchment · reinforcement · protective
bunker, busting, bunk, bunkers, bunkered, bust, busts, busted, buster