The Bunker Buster Act authorizes the President to help Israel prepare for potential military action against Iran's nuclear program by providing infrastructure, weapons, and training related to the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), a bunker-busting bomb designed to destroy underground nuclear facilities. The bill allows the U.S. to construct extended runways and storage facilities in Israel for these weapons and can transfer MOP munitions to Israeli control if Iran violates nuclear safeguards agreements and the President certifies it is vital to U.S. national security. The authorization requires presidential certification and includes a "dual-key" control system that gives the U.S. Secretary of Defense veto power over any Israeli use of transferred munitions. The bill is based on congressional findings that Iran has significantly expanded its uranium enrichment capabilities since withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal, now possessing enough material for multiple nuclear weapons according to international monitors, while also funding anti-Israel militant groups. The legislation explicitly states it does not authorize military force against Iran itself.
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