Israel Matzav: Pentagon preparing for war on North Korea and Iran?

Pentagon preparing for war on North Korea and Iran?

Reuters reports that the Pentagon is seeking to speed the deployment of the non-nuclear, 30,000 pound massive ordnance penetrator (MOP), an ultra-large bunker buster, which the Pentagon is seeking to deploy on B-2 bombers by July 2010. The MOP delivers ten times the explosive power of its predecessors, and could be used on Iranian and North Korean underground nuclear facilities.

"The Air Force and Department of Defense are looking at the possibility of accelerating the program," [an air force spokesman] said. "There have been discussions with the four congressional committees with oversight responsibilities. No final decision has been made."

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Carrying more than 5,300 pounds of explosives. it would deliver more than 10 times the explosive power of its predecessor, the 2,000-pound BLU-109, according to the Pentagon's Defense Threat Reduction Agency, which has funded and managed the seed program.

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Israel Matzav: Pentagon preparing for war on North Korea and Iran?