US to Israel: Redesigned Bomb Can Destroy Fordo Nuke Plant
Americans showed Israeli officials video of Pentagon’s advanced ‘bunker buster’ bomb hitting target to convince Israel not to launch unilateral strike in Iran
The Pentagon has redesigned its biggest “bunker buster” bomb with more advanced features intended to enable it to destroy Iran’s most heavily fortified and defended nuclear site, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, adding that American officials, showed Israeli military and civilian leaders secret Air Force video of an earlier version of the bomb hitting its target in high-altitude testing.
Fordo nuclear plant Photo: AFP
The Wall Street Journal said American officials see development of the weapon as critical to convincing Israel that the US has the ability to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb if diplomatic efforts fail, and also that Israel’s army “can’t do that on its own.”
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