Pentagon sends six B-52 strategic bombers to military base on Diego Garcia that is beyond the range of Iran's ballistic missiles to prepare to hit Tehran if given the order
The Defense Department is sending six B-52 bomber aircraft (like the ones seen in the top right image) to the Diego Garcia military base (bottom right) in the northern Indian Ocean as preparations for possible military action against Iran move forward. Diego Garcia, which is located about 1,000 miles off the southern tip of India, is more than 3,000 miles from Iran. The Pentagon says the base was chosen as the site where the aircraft will be deployed because it is out of range of Iranian missiles.