Tuesday, October 30, 2007

White House Requests Bunker-Buster Bombs

White House Requests Bunker-Buster Bombs
24 Oct 2007
Source: ABC News
 
White House Bomber Request Leaves Some Wondering if U.S. Is Preparing Action in Iran 
 
 Tucked inside the White House's $196 billion emergency funding request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is an item that has some people wondering whether the administration is preparing for military action against Iran. The item: $88 million to modify B-2 stealth bombers so they can carry a newly developed 30,000-pound bomb called the massive ordnance penetrator, or, in military-speak, the MOP.
 

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