Posted on 05/07/2015 6:12:40 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
A US F-15E Strike Eagle carrying a GBU-12 and a GBU-28 bomb during a training run in Utah in 2010. (photo credit: US Air Force)
Amid American efforts to allay Sunni Arab concerns over the nuclear deal with Iran, officials are reportedly considering selling Saudi Arabia bunker buster bombs, which are currently only offered to Israel.
American officials said privately this week that the Obama administration is considering selling GBU-28 bunker buster bombs to the Gulf monarchy, the Washington Times reported this week.
Talks for the sale are taking place in secret, since according to a 2008 congressional mandate, the US must ensure Israel’s military superiority in the Middle East. But the American administration is also anxious to reassure its Sunni allies in the region that it is not abandoning them.
In addition to the sale of bunker buster bombs to Saudi Arabia, the US is also considering selling F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, according to a recent report.
Analysts say the weapons sales could erode Israel’s military edge in the region.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...
hmmm
Does Israel have bunkers that they should worry about this?
Not any more.....
you can bet the farm that Israel has hardened command and control bunkers capable of withstanding a nuclear attack
Yes, the Dimona nuclear reactor.This is all about selling another ally out to Islam. By the time Barack Hussain Obama is done, we will be in World War Three with Islam. He has empowered Radical Islam world wide by overtheowing the moderates.
Barry Soetoro took on a Muslim name when he converted in Indonesia, his action clearly indicate he is not justa Muslim, but a Jihadi.
Treason in the highest office in the land.
"... 550 days, 23 hours, 19 minutes, 8 seconds... until Obama is out of office...
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