Airman Michael Sims (L), Airman Dominique Lewis and Petty Officer 3rd Class Roberto Cuellar, all aviation ordnancemen, move MK 83 BLU-110 bombs across the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on April 13, 2016. Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Sashegyi/U.S. Navy
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.
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