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First, some background: Back in October 2007, ABC News reported that the Pentagon had asked Congress for $88 million in the emergency Iraq/Afghanistan war funding request to develop a gargantuan bunker-busting bomb called the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP). It's a 30,000-pound bomb designed to hit targets buried 200 feet below ground. Back then, the Pentagon cited an "urgent operational need" for the new weapon.
The comptroller said the Pentagon planned to spend $19.1 million to procure four of the bombs, $28.3 million to accelerate the bomb's "development and testing", and $21 million to accelerate the integration of the bomb onto B-2 stealth bombers.
The request was quietly approved. On Friday, McDonnell Douglas was awarded a $51.9 million contract to provide "Massive Penetrator Ordnance Integration" on B-2 aircraft.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Oh please... It's not wagging the dog, it's a lot more serious. If negotiations stall, Israel will sooner or later attack, and the US will be dragged into it for many reasons. If not for Israel, there'd be little motivation to do so.
Originally posted by KSPigpen
I really see the bombing of Iran as an unavoidable eventuality. I think it was set in motion a ling time ago and everything we see today is just warming us up for it. I hope I'm wrong, though.
Originally posted by December_Rain
There are already several other thread discussing this issue.
The request was quietly approved. On Friday, McDonnell Douglas was awarded a $51.9 million contract to provide "Massive Penetrator Ordnance Integration" on B-2 aircraft.
It basically was telling Iran, we can destroy your underground bunkers with non-nuclear bombs.