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Sunday, September 14, 2008

U.S. to supply Israel with 1,000 new bunker-busting bombs


Bunker-Buster

The Bush administration has concluded a deal where it will supply Israel with 1,000 of it's latest smart bombs.

The sophisticted bombs are usually used to attack heavily fortified areas undergound. The deal raises concerns the bombs, also known as bunker-busters, are being provided to Israel ahead of a strike against Iran.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Friday it would sell the Israel Air Force the new bombs.

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