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BUNKER-BUSTER BOMB HEADED FOR IRAN?
Bunker-buster could affect U.S.-Iran relations Kansas.com ^ | 11/6/2007 | SCOTT CANON Longer than a Humvee and weighing more than two elephants, the latest and largest bunker-busting bomb is an attention-getter. The $88 million request last month to speed up the operational ability of the MOP, or Massive Ordnance Penetrator, was noticed by some in Congress who saw a signal that Washington was on track for a war with Iran. Presumably, its listing as an urgent operational need from theater commanders was noticed, as well, by Irans leadership. The 15-ton weapon would be most tailored to blast away at deeply buried nuclear facilities. Defense analysts have predicted any attack on Iran would involve the B-2 stealth bomber using its radar-dodging ways to slip past Tehrans air defenses and drop bunker busters on places like Natanz, where nuclear facilities hum away 100 feet below the surface. Presumably, its listing as an urgent operational need from theater commanders was noticed, as well, by Irans leadership.... 
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