Posted on 08/07/2018 11:12:18 AM PDT by Eddie01
The B-61-12 gravity bomb, a GPS-guided behemoth that’s been in development since 2008, can penetrate three meters of earth before detonating and dial up a nuclear yield of between 0.3 kilotons and 50 kilotons of devastating power.
A message to Iran? Read on:
An Air Force B-2 stealth bomber just completed the first test drop of an advanced nuclear gravity bomb, Military.com reported on June 30.
The B-61-12 gravity bomb , a GPS-guided behemoth that’s been in development since 2008 , can penetrate three meters of earth before detonating and dial up a nuclear yield of between 0.3 kilotons and 50 kilotons of devastating power.
The gravity bomb touts new components and an enhanced tail for maneuvering to target, and the new upgrades were designed to make the weapon three times more accurate. And while it’s extremely unlikely that the Air Force will need to violently renovate an underground enemy command bunker anytime soon, but better to be safe than sorry when it comes to nuclear capabilities.
According to Military.com, the system has already been already tested on several other delivery platforms, including the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon. The F-35 has recently completed a flight test with the B-61, and will soon be one more option for nuclear delivery.
It’s worth noting that the Federation of American Scientists has criticized the upgrades to the system, arguing that non-nuclear penetrators have made great strides in the field of bunker busting. Their concerns stem from a broader question: What problem is the B-61-12 trying to solve? Any strike on a weapons development facility in Iran or North Korea would not normally predicate a nuclear strike, and a pinpoint B-61-12 bunker-busting nuclear weapons suddenly puts a nuclear option on the table, literally.
But progress marches on, and now a stealth bomber can hypothetically kill any rogue dictator in their buried bunker, and irradiate it for good measure. Luckily the chance of the B-61-12 making a combat debut hovers somewhere between Dr. Strangelove and Crimson Tide, requiring many, many things to go wrong before nuclear armageddon comes for us all.
According to the MSM, only the Russian's were testing new capability?
Who'd a thought? /s
Oh, and Iran, rerun that MOAB strike / message we sent earlier.
Ping.
It only penetrates the ground about 10 feet? 3 meters.
You’ll need a bunker under your bunker. And maybe a bunker under that.
You know...I’d be super disappointed if our Nuclear Gravity Bomb wasn’t deadly.
Dude. Just... dude. I’m questioning your website history.
Money quote: ‘Violently renovate an underground enemy command bunker’
Rest assured that the FAS do not contemplate the optimal employment scenarios for these weapons.
Made me forget about breakfast...forever
Wow man.
MOAB = Mother Of All Butts
It only penetrates the ground about 10 feet? 3 meters.
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That occurred to me, too. Probably at least 30 meters.
And the concussion would do tremendous damage.
That’s my question... that seems a little shallow.
The problem they aim to solve is raising the temperature of structural concrete to the point it melts and sets fire to everything living below it.
Scientists . . .
They know alot, but lack common sense.
That’s what they tell everybody.
Flour. Lots of flour. Maybe there is enough flour at the local Publix?
5.56mm
Where did the test take place and surely it penetrates more than 3 meters.
I’m going down to the local store right now. There is a really pretty girl there and I need some eye wash after seeing your post. And a beer or two after that one.
I've cleaned out a lot of customer hard drives in my time, and can't ever remember needing this much eye bleach.
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