State Department Approves Sale of $151.8 Million in Munitions to Israel

The U.S. Department of State approved selling $151.8 million in munitions to Israel without congressional approval. The State Department waived the congressional review requirements under Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act after Israel requested 12,000 BLU-110A/B general-purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies. “The Secretary of State has determined and provided detailed justification that an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale to the Government of Israel of the above defense articles and defense services is in the national security interests of the United States,” the State Department stated in a press release on March 6. A BLU-110A/B general-purpose bomb with a steel body and a section in the nose for a proximity sensor. It’s often used by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy....