At least 119 people have been killed in Gaza. The New START will expire in February 2021 if Washington and Moscow do not reach an agreement on extending it. REUTERS) The latest onslaught was met with a a barrage of Hamas rockets as cities throughout Israel saw mass violence between Arab and Jewish groups. If the US tried to sell bombers capable of carrying MOPs to Israel, it could violate the New START treaty, the last nuclear arms agreement between the US and Russia that limits nuclear warheads, missiles, and bombers. The F-15 is Israel’s primary bomber and can only carry bombs half the weight of the MOPs. According to The Times of Israel, Israel does not have military aircraft capable of carrying the bunker-busters, known as Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP). US law currently bans the sale of bunker-busters, something the bill is meant to reverse. The bill would require the Pentagon to consult with Israel and report to Congress on Israel’s “capability to deter a full range of threats, including whether transferring ‘bunker-buster’ munitions capable of taking out Iran’s underground nuclear infrastructure would advance both countries’ security.” The idea of selling Israel bunker-busters is to provide Israel with munitions that can take out underground nuclear facilities in Iran. Gottheimer said the bill would “help shore-up Israel’s QME in the region and secure both of our countries from the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.” The BLU-109/B is a hardened penetration bomb used by the United States Air Force ( BLU is an acronym for Bomb Live Unit. F-16I (Israeli Air Force) with BLU-109 forged steel point tip, and a BLU109 JDAM, 2,000 lb (910 kg) bunker buster penetration bomb. The legislation is a bipartisan effort and is expected to be introduced by Rep. A BLU-109 aboard a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon configured as a JDAM. The legislation is the latest bill introduced by Congress to uphold Israel’s military superiority in the Middle East, known as the Qualitative Military Edge (QME). A bipartisan bill set to be introduced into the House on Friday would make the Pentagon consider selling bunker-busting munitions to Israel.
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