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US is preparing to strike Iran's nuke facilities: Report
Stepping up its preparations for a possible strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, the United States is transporting hundreds of 387 'bunker-buster' bombs to its air base on the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, a media report has claimed.
Stepping up its preparations for a possible strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, the United States is transporting hundreds of 387 'bunker-buster' bombs to its air base on the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, a media report has claimed.
The US government signed a contract in January with Superior Maritime Services to transport 10 ammunition containers to Diego Garcia from Concord, California, Sunday Herald has reported.
The shipment includes 195 smart, guided Blu-110 bombs and 192 Blu-117 2,000lb bombs.
The key Iranian nuclear facilities are said to be underground and both these type of bombs are effective against reinforced or underground facilities.
The United States and Israel have repeatedly asserted that they do not rule out a military action to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions and those they are keeping all the options on the table.
Contract details for the shipment were posted on an international tenders' website by the US Navy.
"They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran," Dan Plesch, director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at the University of London, said.
"US bombers are ready today to destroy 10,000 targets in Iran in a few hours," Plesch, who is the co-author of a recent study on the US preparations for an attack on Iran, stressed.
