US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels

https://apnews.com/article/us-airstrikes-yemen-houthi-rebels-israel-hamas-war-99721f7f952d66d6da27e24dc3c189c3

The nuclear-capable B-2, which first saw action in 1999 in the Kosovo War, is rarely used by the U.S. military in combat as each aircraft is worth some $1 billion. It has dropped bombs in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya as well. The aircraft are based at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri and typically conduct long-range strikes from there, though some B-2s were in Australia in September.

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PlasticLove@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 1y

Seems like overkill. Are the Houthis that much of a threat to Uncle Sam?