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Here’s a breakdown of some of the munitions Israel could deploy in a strike against Iran:

Bombs and Precision-Guided Munitions

SPICE 250 – 250 lb precision glide bomb

GBU-39 SDB – 250 lb small diameter bomb for standoff precision

MPR-500 – 500 lb general-purpose bomb

SPICE 1000 – 1,000 lb guided munition

SPICE 2000 – 2,000 lb variant based on the Mk-84

GBU-31 JDAM – 2,000 lb GPS-guided bomb (Mk-84-based)

BLU-109 – 2,000 lb hardened penetrator bomb

GBU-28 – 5,000 lb bunker-buster, designed for deep, hardened targets

BLU-113 – 4,500 lb high-penetration munition

Air-to-Surface & Cruise Missiles

Rampage – ~1,100 lb standoff missile

Delilah – ~1,300 lb cruise missile, highly maneuverable

Popeye / AGM-142 – ~3,000 lb air-to-surface missile for long-range precision

Ballistic & Surface-to-Surface Missiles

LORA (IAI) – Tactical ballistic missile, ~3,500 lb warhead

Jericho III – Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), estimated payload of over 65,000 lbs

These weapons offer Israel a range of options, from precision airstrikes to deep-penetration bunker-busting and long-range missile capabilities.

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Peter Todd 7mo ago

Your payload figure for the Jericho III is way too high: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho_(missile)

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War Monitor 7mo ago

I ended up confusing the total launch weight of some ICBMs with the actual payload.

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