Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, recently elected president of Iran, put on a show at the United Nations over the weekend—telling the UN General Assembly that his country would not relinquish its right to a “peaceful” nuclear program. The Iranian head of state used the majority of his 29-minute speech to rail against the US, accusing Americans of brutalizing Iraqis and Afghans and imposing nuclear “apartheid” in Iran. Apparently, it was a real eye-opening speech for those UN nations who sneered at US claims about Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
The rate of building B-21 bombers would speed up if the fiscal 2026 defense budget passes. But it remains unclear how much capacity would be added, and whether the Air Force would simply build the bombers faster, or buy more.
