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U.S. fast-tracks new bunker-buster bomb
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Posted on 08/17/2009 8:29:35 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove
Just Nuke ‘em
before
they
NuKe
U.S.
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:31:52 PM PDT
by
TomasUSMC
( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
To: sonofstrangelove
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:32:30 PM PDT
by
kingattax
(99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
To: sonofstrangelove
it may be fast tracked, but it will be held at the station.
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:33:28 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:39:14 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."-Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: sonofstrangelove
200ft of reinforced concrete!? Amazing.
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:39:39 PM PDT
by
ecomcon
To: sonofstrangelove
I think this means “size matters”
parsy, who bets some will be dropped in Afghanistan
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:40:11 PM PDT
by
parsifal
("Where am I? How did I end up in this hospital room? What is my name?" Anonymous)
To: sonofstrangelove
THEY WILL DO **NOTHING** WITH IT.
The more I see these hyper-ventilative stories less credence I accord them...
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:40:57 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: sonofstrangelove
It never occurred to me before but it must be fun to drop weight when piloting a plane. Losing 30,000 lbs all at once.. Whee!
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To: sonofstrangelove
We need to get these to Israel, ASAP.
10
posted on
08/17/2009 8:47:43 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century. I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
To: buccaneer81
I think that is on reason why the Pentagon is fast tracking them
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:49:59 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."-Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: sonofstrangelove
200ft of steel reinforced concrete.
Most of our nukes won't do that outside a very direct hit...and none of the tactical nukes will at all.
It's a game changer.
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:50:03 PM PDT
by
Mariner
To: parsifal
That is one reason. The other reason is Israel. There is war clouds in the horizon with Iran
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:51:31 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."-Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: sonofstrangelove
YABP, YABP, YABP
Yet Another Bush Policy
Get it.
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:51:42 PM PDT
by
edcoil
(If I had 1 cent for every dollar the government saved, Bill Gates and I would be friends.)
To: Mariner
Not Really.The United States still has a B61-11 nuclear ‘bunker buster’ in our arsenal which has a 400 kiloton yield
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:54:54 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."-Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: Mariner
This is what the B-61 looks like. It is broken down in its major componets
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posted on
08/17/2009 9:00:07 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."-Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: sonofstrangelove
Hmm...that looks like the ones we used to load on our planes...:)
I remember seeing one for the first time and thinking...”Hey...that looks like it was designed by a 1950’s rocket ship designer!”
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posted on
08/17/2009 9:05:13 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("The Road to Serfdom" by F.A.Hayek - Read it...today.)
To: sonofstrangelove
"Most of our nukes won't do that outside a very direct hit...and none of the tactical nukes will at all".
See the word: MOST
Still, point taken.
It would take a very large air-burst nuke to penetrate 200ft of reinforced concrete at ground level.
However, by taking away the geo-political and military dynamics of nukes use, this new weapon is truly a GAME CHANGER.
Most underground installations, built at the cost of $billions, are now at risk without nukes...and that's a big deal. Even if Obama doesn't use them, the next president could.
However, don't be surprised if the dim congress denies the Pentagon request.
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posted on
08/17/2009 9:05:26 PM PDT
by
Mariner
To: Mariner
I agree. This changes the dynamics.
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posted on
08/17/2009 9:07:18 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."-Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: sonofstrangelove; All
"U.S. fast-tracks new bunker-buster bomb" Maybe Soros, Obamassiah and Rahm are pissed, ready and wanna get started on that flag@turn-your-mob-neighbor-in.com list they've compiled so far......
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posted on
08/17/2009 9:14:26 PM PDT
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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