US Bulks Up ‘Bunker Buster’ To Combat Iran Threat
To persuade Israel away from a unilateral attack on the Fordo nuclear complex, America stresses its upgraded military capabilities
May 3, 2013, 12:43 pm
JTA — US officials told Israel that the United States has new weapons capable of destroying Iran’s underground nuclear site in Fordo, an American daily reported.
The Wall Street Journal on Thursday quoted diplomats as saying that US officials had shown video footage to their Israeli counterparts of an earlier version of a bunker buster bomb in action and explained the advanced features which have been added.
The video displays the bomb hitting the ground near its target and setting off a massive underground explosion, sources told the Journal.
The Journal quoted unnamed US officials as saying the improved Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP, will serve to convince Israel to hold off on unilaterally attacking Iran and give Washington more time to diplomatically neutralize the suspected Iranian nuclear threat.
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