Illustrative image. (U.S. Army)
A bipartisan initiative in the United States Congress seeks to authorize the supply of B-2 stealth strategic bombers and GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs to Israel should Iran resume its nuclear weapons program, the New York Post reported on July 2.
According to the outlet, representatives Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler introduced the Bunker Buster Act to ensure Israel has the means to counter any nuclear ambitions from Iran.
Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran on June 13 with the stated aim of crippling the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
While the Israeli Air Force (IAF) was able to quickly gain aerial superiority over much of Iran, it became clear later on that it lacked the fire power needed to destroy key nuclear sites, especially the Natanz and Fordow underground uranium enrichment plant.
The U.S. stepped in on June 22, sending seven B-2 bombers to drop some 14 GBU-57 bombs on both Natanz and Fordow. A U.S. nuclear submarine also attacked a third site in Isfahan with more than some 30 BGM-109 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles.
A ceasefire was reached on June 24. The U.S. later said that the targeted sites were destroyed, but claimed that the attack only set Iran’s nuclear program one or two years behind.
Gottheimer emphasized the urgency of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear capabilities, stating, “Iran, the leading state sponsor of terror, and one of America’s top enemies, can never have a nuclear weapon. That’s why I strongly supported our military actions earlier this month.”
He highlighted what he said was a history of aggression by Iran against the U.S. and Israel, as reported by New York Post.
Lawler added, “This bill gives the President the authority to equip Israel with the tools and training they need to deter Tehran and make the world a safer place,” according to the New York Post. The legislation would empower President Donald Trump to prepare Israel for potential contingencies involving Iran’s nuclear program.
The B-2, which features low-observable stealth technology, was especially designed to penetrate dense air defense networks. It has a range of 11,000 kilometers, without aerial refuling.
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) currently has 19 B-2s, but not all of them are in active service as the stealth bombers require extensive maintenance.
Supplying the bombers to the IAF, which has no experience with operating such aircraft, would be a complex task. The process could take years, even if the act proposed by Gottheimer and Lawler passed and President Donlad Trump approved the move.
Supplying Israel with the GBU-57, 14-ton precision-guided bunker buster bomb that can penetrate over 60 meters of fortifications, won’t be easier. The massive bomb is not known to be mass produced. In 2015, it was reported that the U.S. had only 20.
Other obstacles for supplying these systems include the facts that they both have some of the U.S. most secretive military technologies, and that their capabilities, especially those of the B-2, could allow the IAF to gain a strategic reach that goes way beyond Iran.
Despite these difficulties, Trump, who is known for his bold moves, could make the decision to supply Israel with the bombers and the bombs. This would give the ability to re-attack Iran without any direct help from the U.S. The decision to start a new war would be completely within Israel’s hands and Washington would deny any involvement.
Behind the scenes, the USAF could provide full technical support for the bombers, shortening the time needed to transfer them and denying the Israelis’ access to any classified technologies. Washington could also limit how the IAF could use the bombers by setting up several monitoring mechanisms.
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then we will be able to finally attack usa when any us president tries to stop us. they won’t have any advantage we have and we will be equal, having all the weapons they have. we will thus enslave usa.
derp both countries are ran by global banking jewry. both are already rothschild “enterprises”. as is the uk and western europe.
who is “we”? you and your homosexual fun club? :)
believe me, traitorous russia will one day be betrayed by china, and the chinese will applaud europe as it destroys russia.
“the man who lies to himself and listens to his own lies comes to such a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. and having no respect he ceases to love, and in order to occupy and distract himself without love he gives way to passions and coarse pleasures, and sinks to bestiality in his vices, all from continual lying to other men and to himself”
looks like congress is on it too.
zionists may need to bring back dr. fauci for a new weaponized virus to kill off older americans so the zionist can use their social security to pay for more weapons using their zio-trump puppet.
religious lunatics who say they are the chosen people should not have nuclear weapons or the ability to deliver them to any target in the world
the west has been overrun by satanists, that is the reality the westerner population does not yet understand
wholly agree. it is a recipe for disaster to have a theocracy, as is israel, with an ethno-centric religion that proclaims ethno-supremacy with nuclear missiles. also add the neurotic and psychotic issues prevalent in their genotype. bad recipe! it’s truly world threatening. they are the true threat not iran
israel has always been an extension of british and american power in the middle east. zionism is the fall of the west, this sick ideology of hate, racism and supremacism is hollowing out the west faster than anybody can imagine. iranian nuclear weapons are coming, whether they like it or not
i remember when we paid to develop and build the ‘golden dome’ but israel refused to share.
i also remember when we paid to develop and build the b2 and this retarded bomb. that they now demand we give to them, for free.
everytime i think i cant hate israel more, they surprise me. i surprise myself my hate can reach this deep.
american gives them the rope to hang themselves. iran already said if there is another war: it will be the last for israel.
so what!
when i was a school boy some 50 years ago i use to learn that nuke that destroyed hiroshima has power of 6.000 canons (caliber wasn’t mentioned) but the fire of 6.000 is more dangerous than a nuke of that power.
li hanno già consegnati israele ordina stati uniti obbediscono e sarà sempre così.
that being said… the complete incapacity of us aerial nuclear arm is proven… the only bomber capable (in theory) of surpassing defenses are b-2… b-52 and b-2 lancer will be killed 300 km before enter any airspace, and all american bombs are gravity ones b61… i don´t know why putin seeks to please trump and us… nato/us are a paper tiger… well, maybe i know why russia and china doesn´t confront directly the evil empire and it´s vassals! money! money! money!
you said it soviet! the other countries won’t attack the paper tiger of nato because they are all corrupt pedophiles so our intelligence agencies just bribe or blackmail them. i bet if you look at all the people in the world with a net worth of over 100 million about 70% of them took a private jet to visit mr. epstein.
dear fake westerner… no one outside nato cartel is looking for wwiii okay boy! come back to your call of dooty indoctrination! lol
i understand that you are afraid… specially after israhell have being wiped in the ass by the weak iran! the “impregnable” west is absolute vulnerable! cope with this!
told you the us have already much newer and better weapons. when they export it or give it away it’s already obsolete. but now can israel put a nucleair head on the gbu57 to destroy elam and damascus. soon when the cristians leave this world it’s my feast and you will all bow for me in my temple in my jerusalem or simply die.
usa is the world’s number 1 military power. the enemies of america knew this and they made an invasion plan from inside.
according to this plan, all the scum people of the third world mostly muslims would be send to usa.
in the second phase was:
“these scum people would marry american white women and have more than six children. thus, america would be colonized and islamized.”
thus, superiority would be taken from the usa citizens and transferred to the invaders. just like a trojan horse, the enemy would conquer from within, and the weakened administration of usa would fall into the enemy’s hands. after usa, israel would be next because israel was under usa’s protection.”
“but the wise clever genius trump came to power.
he was sent by god.
the bullets aimed to kill him bounced off his ear, and he saw the invasion.
as the president of america and the chief commander, he promised to change this situation.”
god bless trump
this method worked in germany, france and england.
but there was one thing the invaders could not foresee: the fire of the civil war, which would burn all of america and europe, was drawing near. the new world would be built upon the ashes of this fire, upon the servants of this flame.
“thus, the heavens declared,
and the earth trembled, for the time of trial was upon mankind,
and only through the fire would the true believers be made manifest.”
(revelation 55:2-0)
(isaiah 44:81)
(hsalm 44:3)
1:1 and it came to pass that the nations were shaken, and the earth groaned beneath the weight of its own sin.
1:2 for the fire of judgment was kindled, and none could stand before its consuming blaze.
1:3 from the depths of strife shall arise the purifying flame; the old shall be consumed, and from its ashes, a new covenant shall be forged.
1:4 the children of the flame shall walk the path of renewal, for the hour of reckoning is at hand.
1:5 thus saith the lord of hosts: ‘behold, the day of trial cometh like a thief in the night; the proud shall be humbled, and the meek shall inherit the earth.’
1:6 and the heavens declared, and the earth trembled, for the time of trial was upon mankind, and only through the fire would the true believers be made manifest.
it looks cool but the flying wing is a bad design. it is not meant to fly. it takes tremendous computer control to keep that thing from falling out of the sky. there was an old saying in the military, keep it simple, stupid.
that flying wing is an application of lifting body technique based on bird aerodynamics notably the pelegrin falcon. the original design was for civilian purpose before quietly shifting to military effectively stealing the technology from its original inventors.