Wednesday, April 27, 2005

US wants to sell Israel ‘bunker-buster’ bombs

The Bush administration has proposed providing Israel with 100 “bunker-buster” bombs capable of destroying underground targets, a move seen as sending a message to Iran to halt its nuclear programme.
The Pentagon on Tuesday notified Congress of the possible sale of 5,000lb GBU-28 bombs, developed during the 1991 Gulf war to destroy Saddam Hussein's hardened command centres. Congress has 30 days to object.

[It's important to emphasize that the IAEA found no evidence of an Iranian nuclear weapons program. -- McLir]

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