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Originally Posted by GatorB
or they just want to nuke Israel.
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The United States plans to sell Israel 100 of its most effective bombs designed to destroy deep underground facilities, despite growing concern in the Middle East the Jewish state might resort to military strikes to halt Iran's nuclear program, US defense officials said late Wednesday.
The Defense Department notified Congress of the proposed 30-million-dollar deal on Tuesday, saying it will involve GBU-28 "bunker busting" bombs first used during the 1991 Gulf War to destroy Iraqi underground command and control centres.
The package will also include support and testing equipment, spare parts, and technical data, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, a division of the Pentagon.
The Israeli Air Force plans to arm with these bombs its F-15 fighter jets.
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