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- Two years ago, the Obama Administration secretly authorized the sale of 55 deep-penetrating bombs — or bunker busters — to Israel. That's according to an investigation by Newsweek magazine. The bombs could potentially be used in Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites.
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Oct 22, 2021 · During this years “ Guardian of the Walls ” military operation in Gaza, Israeli made significant use of the GBU-28, an older 5,000 pound “bunker buster” weapon,” in order to target Hamas’ so...
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Oct 30, 2020 · Developed in the early 2000s, the MOP is a powerful bunker-busting bomb that could penetrate Iran’s underground nuclear facilities should it pursue nuclear weapons which Israel considers a...
May 10, 2024 · May 10 (Reuters) - Washington has suspended a shipment of heavy, bunker-busting bombs to Israel, weapons Israeli forces have used in their war against Hamas militants that has killed nearly...
Oct 10, 2023 · Bunker busters are “quite powerful but horrible pieces of ammunition”, Yossi Mekelberg, an expert on Israel at the London-based think tank Chatham House, told Global Defense Corp. The bombs burrow deep into the ground before detonating and are capable of destroying buried, hardened targets.
Dec 11, 2023 · The U.S. has provided Israel with large bunker buster bombs, among tens of thousands of other weapons and artillery shells, to help dislodge Hamas from Gaza, U.S. officials were quoted as saying.
May 10, 2024 · Washington has suspended a shipment of heavy, bunker-busting bombs to Israel, weapons Israeli forces have used in their war against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
Oct 19, 2015 · Why U.S. Won’t Give Israel Bunker-Busting Bombs After All. Staying Put: A Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) conventional bomb from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency is off-loaded at White...
