WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration is being quietly urged to
develop low-yield nuclear bombs to destroy Iraq's weapons of mass
destruction program.Industry sources said the administration is being lobbied by both the
Pentagon and members of Congress to develop a new generation of low-yield
nuclear weapons. The bombs would seek to destroy hardened targets in rogue
states, particularly Iraq.The U.S. military, the sources said, have been largely unsuccessful in
destroying the bunkers used by Saudi fugitive Osama Bin Laden in the
mountains of Afghanistan. The U.S. Air Force has used the conventional
GBU-28 bombs for such missions.Dr. Robert Nelson of the Federation of American Scientists disclosed the
program during a conference on Nov. 8 in Washington. Nelson is regarded as
close to the Pentagon and knowledgeable of classified military projects.
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