Policy: Israel and Iran, Nuclear Sites

U.S. Rejected Aid For Israeli Raid On Iranian Nuclear Site
(New York Times)…David E. Sanger. Jan 10, 2009. President Bush deflected a secret request by Israel last year for specialized bunker-busting bombs it wanted for an attack on Iran’s main nuclear complex and told the Israelis that he had authorized new covert action intended to sabotage Iran’s suspected effort to develop nuclear weapons, according to senior American and foreign officials.

U.S. Thwarted Israeli Plan To Bomb Iranian Nuclear Facility
(Washington Post)…Karen DeYoung, Jan 11, 2009.  President Bush last year rejected an Israeli request to provide sophisticated, deep-penetration bombs to attack Iran’s underground nuclear enrichment facilities, Pentagon officials said yesterday.