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US May Sell Israel Advanced 'Bunker-Busters' Enabling Iran Strike
The Times of Israel ^ | March 7, 2012 | By Aaron Kalman

Posted on 03/07/2012 6:39:49 AM PST by Strategy

The US might sell Israel special arms and munitions that would enable an Israeli strike on Iran, an unnamed military source told Army Radio Tuesday night.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bunkerbuster; iran; islam; israel; middleeast
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To: Hulka

Reports are, they were sold GBU-28’s (not MOP)
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/gbu-28.htm


21 posted on 03/07/2012 7:51:26 AM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: gandalftb

As long as people can get into the bunkers, so can the Israelis.


22 posted on 03/07/2012 7:58:24 AM PST by meatloaf (Support House Bill 1380 to eliminate oil slavery.)
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To: meatloaf

Fordu is completely self-contained, tight as a sub under 500-2,500 feet of rock.

They have over 100 kilos of 20%, enough for one bomb right now if they want to go to 90%+.

Once you get to 20% you only need 3 cascades and about 20 people in about three months to get to 90%.

They’ve thought of infiltrators.


23 posted on 03/07/2012 8:08:38 AM PST by gandalftb (11th MEU, 2/4 Echo, TRAP Force)
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To: Hulka
Determine resonate frequency of structure. Write program for detonation sequence, drop 3 MOPs at three fixed elevations, detonate in sequence to “ring the bell”.

Follow with shaped rdx shelled U235 with PU core and infiltrate what's left with neutrons.

Plausible deniability of radioactive half life footprint due to the nature of the target.

Nothing living will survive. No one would ever know.

24 posted on 03/07/2012 8:27:08 AM PST by RavenLooneyToon
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To: 444Flyer

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SSD


25 posted on 03/07/2012 8:32:17 AM PST by 444Flyer (~Leaning on the everlasting arms~ (Deuteronomy 33:27) (John 3))
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To: Strategy

26 posted on 03/07/2012 8:40:01 AM PST by mulder1 ("The past is prologue.")
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To: GeronL
We probably will not sell them bunker buster bombs... remember, we would not even sell them cluster bombs to hit the thousands of missile sites and factories the Pali's had.
And that was under Bush... so no-one can tell me obama will sell them ground penetrators to get the Iranian nuke factories. The Israel's need to look elsewhere for the tools.
27 posted on 03/07/2012 8:54:26 AM PST by JSteff ((((It was ALL about SCOTUS. Most forget about that and HAVE DOOMED us for a generation or more.))))
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To: Strategy

I thought Israel already had them.


28 posted on 03/07/2012 8:57:21 AM PST by upcountryhorseman (An old fashioned conservative)
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To: Cheerio

The MOAB is for soft targets on the surface.


29 posted on 03/07/2012 8:57:35 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.)
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To: RavenLooneyToon

Drop two conventional MOP’s and follow up with a third with a tactical nuke in it.


30 posted on 03/07/2012 9:33:54 AM PST by Thunder90 (Romney barely won in OH with a 12-1 money advantage, he can't beat Obama that way.)
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To: gandalftb
The over reliance placed on aerial assets by so many, amazes me. After the aforementioned examples (post 13)and the more recent Kosovo Campaign, where 90% of Serbian Military assets withdrew unharmed, pretty much nails the argument shut.

Old saying,"Never wound a King." If in fact Israel/USA hit Iran? Then we better f'ing hit them! HARD!!!

31 posted on 03/07/2012 9:39:00 AM PST by donozark (A soldier lives as long as he is remembered...)
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To: Strategy

October Surprise coming

Have to get the Won re-elected somehow, he can’t run on his record.


32 posted on 03/07/2012 10:20:31 AM PST by hattend (Jesus wants me to make churches pay for abortions. - Barack Obama)
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To: mulder1

I saw that on Facebook yesterday. I had no idea we had that many F-16s at one Korean base that could all be running, ready for war, at the same time.

Awesome


33 posted on 03/07/2012 10:25:15 AM PST by hattend (Jesus wants me to make churches pay for abortions. - Barack Obama)
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To: Strategy

There’s WAY TOO MUCH national security information going public these days. Keep the bad guys guessing!


34 posted on 03/07/2012 10:35:15 AM PST by FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs
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To: gandalftb

I’m sure they’ve thought of infiltrators.


35 posted on 03/07/2012 10:35:28 AM PST by meatloaf (Support House Bill 1380 to eliminate oil slavery.)
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To: Strategy

Why not a hardened whatever pointed tube with an x megaton crowdpleaser in it delivered from orbital speed with rocket boost? If nothing else, it would make a nice light show on its way to the target with a pretty good thump when it hits.


36 posted on 03/07/2012 10:45:32 AM PST by soycd
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To: tobyhill
We (or Israel, most likely) don't need to destroy the facilities. We only need to make the them "UNIHABITABLE".

37 posted on 03/07/2012 10:53:07 AM PST by FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs
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To: FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs

Drats.. That’s “UNINHABITABLE”!


38 posted on 03/07/2012 11:00:25 AM PST by FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs
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To: Strategy
All this talk about MOPs and the near impossibility of destroying the underground facilities with any known ordinance. Why no discussion of Israel simply nuking the Persians...
39 posted on 03/07/2012 11:09:14 AM PST by Truth29
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To: RoosterRedux; All

The article says “”M A Y “” not WILL....nothing to go back on his word on.


40 posted on 03/07/2012 11:17:24 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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