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2013-05-03 Science & Technology

Pentagon upgrades 'Bunker Buster' bomb in attempt to penetrate key Iran nuke site

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2013-05-03 09:45|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 It's not the weapon. It's the Islamo-symp Squish that would have to authorize it

Posted by Frank G 2013-05-03 10:00|| 2013-05-03 10:00|| Front Page Top

#2 "You sure it's soap --- looks like a piece of stone to me?"

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-05-03 12:07|| 2013-05-03 12:07|| Front Page Top

#3 What Frank said.

Posted by trailing wife 2013-05-03 12:18|| 2013-05-03 12:18|| Front Page Top

#4 It isn't the size of the weapon. It is the will of the man authorizing its use.

Posted by DarthVader 2013-05-03 12:36|| 2013-05-03 12:36|| Front Page Top

#5 I suspect the key is in timing a series of smaller blasts on the same spot more than just making a bigger blast. Percussion drilling principle. In addition, by shaping the individual blasts we should be able to 'excavate' debris so as to leave a channel for the subsequent charge to penetrate before detonating - a burrowing bomb system.

Posted by Glenmore 2013-05-03 12:58|| 2013-05-03 12:58|| Front Page Top

#6 How about a Deep Penetrating, Time Delay - 5KT- Thermo-Halliburton Plate Shifter(DPTD-5KT-THPS)? We've not tested one of those in years.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-05-03 14:52|| 2013-05-03 14:52|| Front Page Top

#7 A layer of glass would seal it off quite effectively.

Posted by gorb 2013-05-03 22:14|| 2013-05-03 22:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Defensive-minded Iran is being super duper-careful about how its NucProgs is being perceived - its intent is for the US-n-only-the-US, to include Israel, etc. get the sole blame for any breakout of mil conflict - THUS FAR, IRAN IS DOING A VERY GOOD JOB.

FYI DEMOCRATIC UNDRGOUND > [CNN.com] SOURCES: US BELIEVES ISRAEL HAS CONDUCTED AN AIRSTRIKE INTO SYRIA, possibly from Lebanon airspace but widout any air penetration per se into Syria [LR ALCMS]???

The US + other nations have repor detected a large number of IDAF warplanes flying over Lebanon widout any formal Israeli acknowledgement as to why.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-05-03 22:56|| 2013-05-03 22:56|| Front Page Top

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