As U.S. B-2 stealth bombers launched from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on Saturday and later struck Iran's Fordow nuclear site in the largest B-2 operation in U.S. history, Newsweek spoke with Naveed Jamali, the only journalist to fly and film inside all three U.S. bombers, for insight into one of America's most secretive weapons.

What technology made the B-2 Stealth Bomber mission so successful in evading Iran’s defenses? Imagine a plane so advanced it can fly halfway across the world, drop massive bombs, and return home without anyone noticing.