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2018-02-10 China-Japan-Koreas

Trump orders Pentagon to ready 'FATHER OF ALL BOMBS' for use against North Korea

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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2018-02-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 More here: USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2018-02-10 00:25|| 2018-02-10 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 A Feinstein retrospective on the robust nuclear earth penetrator

Posted by Skidmark 2018-02-10 00:40|| 2018-02-10 00:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Just a reminder; Hampshire College is the Mother-of-all-Proggie-Dumps.

I'm sure that Mr. Klare is a card carrying Marxist. And there is no reference to President Trump doing any such thing.

Posted by AlanC 2018-02-10 07:46|| 2018-02-10 07:46|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder what the 9000 lb upgrade from the 43 might be?

Posted by Skidmark 2018-02-10 09:48|| 2018-02-10 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 The apocalyptic weapon, known as the "father of all bombs" (FOAB), is packed with 30,000 pounds of explosives ‐ heavier than two African elephants.

Fact checking went out with the manual typewriter.

Posted by Elminert Sloter6994 2018-02-10 15:13|| 2018-02-10 15:13|| Front Page Top

#6 The African bush elephant weighs approximately 13,000 pounds...each.

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2018-02-10 17:14|| 2018-02-10 17:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Global Warmening/Weightening

Posted by Frank G 2018-02-10 17:39|| 2018-02-10 17:39|| Front Page Top

#8 the "father of all bombs" (FOAB), is packed with 30,000 pounds of explosives ‐ heavier than ~~two African elephants~~ 1000 Welsh Corgis.

Posted by SteveS 2018-02-10 17:44|| 2018-02-10 17:44|| Front Page Top

#9 Three B-2 stealth bombers were sent to Andersen Air Force Base in the US territory of Guam ‐ just miles from North Korea
According to Google, Guam is about 3430 KM, or 2100 miles. Of course, it is closer than flying from the US or Diego Garcia, but then, isn't anywhere in the world "just miles from North Korea"?

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2018-02-10 18:25|| 2018-02-10 18:25|| Front Page Top

#10 @#8: LOL!

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2018-02-10 19:50|| 2018-02-10 19:50|| Front Page Top

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