Posted on 07/27/2007 11:06:33 AM PDT by cjohnson1
U.S. Outfitting B-2's with Monster Bunker Buster Bombs - Iran May Be Target NewsMax.com Wires Friday, July 27, 2007
The U.S. is retrofitting its B-2 Stealth bombers with massive bunker-buster bombs - a move that could be a prelude to an attack on Iran and its nuclear facilities.
Iran has refused to comply with international demands that it stop its nuclear weapons programs.
Experts have noted that a U.S. or Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear program could be difficult due to the large number of installations - some of which are buried deep underground in hardened bunkers.
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Sweet.
ping
SHHH, dammit.
Why is the media reporting this?
lol....thanks.
I needed a really good laugh today.
This is preposterous.
It’s always good to be ready, but I’ll believe it when I see it.
It’s newsmax, I hardly think they qualify as media.
Now that’s the kind of conservation I want with Iran’s leaders.
Wouldn’t it be funny if it turned out Syria is the target.
Why don’t we just let the media into all our military bases so they can tell the world what our plans are? People use to get shot for divulging military operations.
Because it’s not true?
So, how big is a bunker-buster and any guesses on how deep it’ll go before exploding?
Even if they're not true, factual, or timely...why in the world do we do this?
After all, if we can "pop" a bunch of these nuke facilities with no warning, we get the scientists and technicians along with the materials.
Seems like a better idea, yes?
We didn’t announce to the Japanese we were preparing the A-Bomb now did we?
I think in general with certain countries a show of force or telling them we are doing certain military planning can be OK, especially since every nation on earth with a real GDP has such info anyways on our non-transparent arsenal. However, I agree with the other posters that in this case telling the mullahs what we will hit them with and with what type of launch vehicle is not wise. It may take 60 days to retro-fit B2’s this way and meanwhile, the mullahs will simply dig down another 100 feet to protect themselves/nuclear material etc.
Perhaps one or two could be set aside for use on the New York Times and CNN?
If I knew I wouldn’t post it, how’s that?
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