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The attack on three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend, code-named “Operation Midnight Hammer,” was carried out in secrecy and included the largest strike by B-2 stealth bombers in history. ABC News News' Martha Raddatz has new details.

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@MarthaRaddatz Evil warmongers. Bomb Israel’s nuclear facilities now

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