An Israeli Air Force F-15 takes off during the Blue Flag air exercise at the Ovda air force base, north of the Israeli city of Eilat, on November 8, 2017. (Jack Guez/AFP)
Times of Israel: Israel said to approve $1.5 billion budget for potential strike on Iran
Sum said to include funds for aircraft, intel-gathering drones and unique armaments needed for attack; report comes days after US announces successful test of new bunker buster
Israel has approved a budget of some 5 billion shekels ($1.5 billion) to be used to prepare the military for a potential strike against Iran’s nuclear program, Channel 12 reported Monday.
The NIS 5 billion budget is made up of NIS 3 billion from the previous budget and an additional NIS 2 billion from the next budget slated to be approved by the government in November.
It includes funds for various types of aircraft, intelligence-gathering drones and unique armaments needed for such an attack, which would have to target heavily fortified underground sites, the unsourced report said.
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Update #1: Report: Israel approves $1.5 billion budget to target Iran (i24 News)
Update #2: Israel Approves $1.5 Billion to Target Iran’s Nuclear Program (Algemeiner)
WNU Editor: I would love to know what is the exact breakdown in this $1.5 billion budget. My gut tells me that such a strike and the aftermath will cost far more than $1.5 billion.
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