Iran War Rekindles U.S. Proposals To Give Israel Strategic Air Power
The post Iran War Rekindles U.S. Proposals To Give Israel Strategic Air Power appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A B-2 Stealth Bomber lands at the Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence in Palmdale, … More California on July 17, 2014, as the US Air Force and manufacturer Northrop Grumman celebrated the 25th anniversary of the B-2 Stealth Bomber’s first flight. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for the US Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber, a key component in the nation’s long range strike arsenal and one of the most survivable aircraft in the world. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The Twelve-Day War between Israel and Iran in June concluded shortly after the United States intervened by bombing Iranian nuclear sites with 30,000-pound bunker busters dropped by strategic B-2 Spirit stealth bombers. The U.S. intervention—the first-ever time, albeit briefly, America’s military fought alongside Israel in a war—was necessitated mainly by Israel’s complete lack of such bombers and munitions. The war has led to renewed calls in Washington to equip Israel with these capabilities, which would enable Israel to strike such sites in the future without direct U.S. involvement. Introduced by U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (Democrat-New Jersey) and Mike Lawler (Republican-New York) on Wednesday, the bipartisan Bunker Buster Act aims to authorize President Trump “to support Israel’s defense by providing the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), or ‘bunker buster’ bomb, and the aircraft required to deploy it – to take out Iran’s underground nuclear infrastructure.” “Equipping Israel with this capability directly strengthens American national security by eliminating Iran’s pathway to a nuclear weapon,” the bill added. While it did not explicitly mention the B-2, “the aircraft required to deploy” the GBU-57A/B MOP unquestionably refers to the U.S. Air Force’s sole strategic stealth bomber since that’s the only aircraft presently certified to carry it.…
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A B-2 Stealth Bomber lands at the Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence in Palmdale, … More California on July 17, 2014, as the US Air Force and manufacturer Northrop Grumman celebrated the 25th anniversary of the B-2 Stealth Bomber’s first flight. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for the US Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber, a key component in the nation’s long range strike arsenal and one of the most survivable aircraft in the world. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The Twelve-Day War between Israel and Iran in June concluded shortly after the United States intervened by bombing Iranian nuclear sites with 30,000-pound bunker busters dropped by strategic B-2 Spirit stealth bombers. The U.S. intervention—the first-ever time, albeit briefly, America’s military fought alongside Israel in a war—was necessitated mainly by Israel’s complete lack of such bombers and munitions. The war has led to renewed calls in Washington to equip Israel with these capabilities, which would enable Israel to strike such sites in the future without direct U.S. involvement. Introduced by U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (Democrat-New Jersey) and Mike Lawler (Republican-New York) on Wednesday, the bipartisan Bunker Buster Act aims to authorize President Trump “to support Israel’s defense by providing the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), or ‘bunker buster’ bomb, and the aircraft required to deploy it – to take out Iran’s underground nuclear infrastructure.” “Equipping Israel with this capability directly strengthens American national security by eliminating Iran’s pathway to a nuclear weapon,” the bill added. While it did not explicitly mention the B-2, “the aircraft required to deploy” the GBU-57A/B MOP unquestionably refers to the U.S. Air Force’s sole strategic stealth bomber since that’s the only aircraft presently certified to carry it.…
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