New Delhi, June 23 -- The B-2 stealth bombers that attacked the Fordow nuclear enrichment plant of Iran are equipped with microwaves, restrooms and usually a cooler for snacks to make life easier for pilots who were stuck in the cockpit for the 36-hour trip from Missouri to Iran and back.

The fleet of cutting-edge American bombers was originally designed to drop nuclear bombs on the Soviet Union.

On Friday, the aircraft took off from the Whiteman Air Force Base outside Kansas City for an 18-hour ride across the world, refuelling several times in mid-air, officials told The New York Post.

To make the long trips comfortable, the high-tech bombers have their cockpits outfitted with mini refrigerators and a microwave oven to keep their cre...