Bombers could use island for stopover in Iraq attack

Wednesday, October 2, 2002

KNOB NOSTER, Mo. -- The commander of the nation's B-2 stealth bombers said Tuesday he expects to again use a British island in the Indian Ocean as a base for the radar-evading planes if the United States attacks Iraq.

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