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Obama Administration Secretly Sold 55 Bunker Buster Bombs to Israel

HeadlineSep 26, 2011

Newsweek has revealed the Obama administration has secretly sold Israel 55 deep-penetrating bunker buster bombs, which could be used in any future military strike against Iran. The bombs were sold to Israel in 2009 just months after Obama took office. The Israelis first requested the bunker busters in 2005, only to be rebuffed by the Bush administration.

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