It is believed to be the first time the B-2 has been used in a combat mission since 2017. In announcing the strikes against the Houthis, the US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, made a point of issuing a warning that there will be no place that Washington cannot reach.
“This was a unique demonstration of the United States’s ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened or fortified,” Mr Austin said.
The “hardened” facilities contained weapon components which the Houthis have used to “target civilian and military vessels throughout the region”, Mr Austin said, but it is not yet clear how much damage has been caused.
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