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  • And British officials say they are considering sending so-called "bunker-buster" weapons, capable of destroying underground shelters in which Gaddafi and his family might be hiding.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • And British officials say they are considering sending so-called "bunker-buster" weapons, capable of destroying underground shelters in which Gaddafi and his family might be hiding.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • The White House notified Congress that it plans to sell Saudi Arabia up to $60 billion in military aircraft, including F-15s equipped with bunker-buster bombs.

    Tight Races, Moon's Water, Not-So-Private Apps 2010

  • Associated Press JDAM 'bunker-buster' bombs being prepared for use by the U.S. over Iraq in 2003.

    U.S. Plans Bomb Sales in Gulf to Counter Iran Adam Entous 2011

  • The White House said it plans to sell Saudi Arabia up to $60 billion in military aircraft, including F-15s equipped with bunker-buster bombs.

    What's News: World-Wide 2010

  • Officials said the U.S. military was ordered to divert a shipment of smart bunker-buster bombs from Israel to a military base in Diego Garcia.

    :brightly: Hi! Are you a Democrat in a Republican seat? | RedState 2010

  • The Obama administration has plans to provide a Persian Gulf ally with thousands of advanced "bunker-buster" bombs and other munitions, part of a stepped up U.S. effort to build a regional coalition to counter Iran.

    What's News— 2011

  • This term might include limited nuclear combat with tactical shorter range battlefield nuclear weapons and bunker-buster mini-nukes to blow open buried nuclear weapons-making facilities.

    How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

  • WASHINGTON—The Obama administration has quietly drawn up plans to provide a key Persian Gulf ally with thousands of advanced "bunker-buster" bombs and other munitions, part of a stepped-up U.S. effort to build a regional coalition to counter Iran.

    U.S. Plans Bomb Sales in Gulf to Counter Iran Adam Entous 2011

  • This term might include limited nuclear combat with tactical shorter range battlefield nuclear weapons and bunker-buster mini-nukes to blow open buried nuclear weapons-making facilities.

    How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

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