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    US military tests 21,000 pound bomb

    See: http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/03/11/spr...oab/index.html

    Today, the US tested its biggest conventional bomb, the Massive Ordnance Air Blast or MOAB, weighing 21,000 pounds. The heat released creates a mushroom cloud 10,000 ft high!

    Dang, that is one huge bomb!
    'There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.'"
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    Any pictures of the blast?
    "Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master" - Commissioner Pravin Lal.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Eli
      Any pictures of the blast?
      Not yet, but the military will probably release video of the test soon.
      'There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.'"
      G'Kar - from Babylon 5 episode "Z'ha'dum"

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      • #4
        Military officials say they hope the MOAB will create such a huge blast that it will rattle Iraq troops and pressure them into surrendering or not even fighting. Officials suggest perhaps the Iraqis might even mistake a MOAB blast for a nuclear detonation.
        Is that really a good idea, to make them think we're using WMDs on them?

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        • #5
          I hope it's more used to scare, then to actually use it....

          I hope,


          I hope,


          I hope.....
          Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
          Then why call him God? - Epicurus

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          • #6
            More bang for the buck.
            Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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            He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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            • #7
              If only someone could make us disarm.
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              • #8
                What possible tactical use can it have for use in IRAQ. I doubt their army is going to bunch up in the middle of the dessert for us to use on them. They're going to me hiding amongst civilians whenever possible, and I doubt it's use will be authorized on a possible civilian target.

                Only possible use if for fear.
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                • #9
                  And to rattle Florida
                  Monkey!!!

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                  • #10
                    Admittedly not having read the article, does it say, anywhere, that plans were to use on Iraq?

                    That's more of a China bomb.
                    Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                    "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                    He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by SlowwHand
                      Admittedly not having read the article, does it say, anywhere, that plans were to use on Iraq?

                      That's more of a China bomb.
                      Why China? Why not a North Korea bomb?
                      'There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.'"
                      G'Kar - from Babylon 5 episode "Z'ha'dum"

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                      • #12
                        Ok. North Korea.
                        Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                        "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                        He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by rah
                          What possible tactical use can it have for use in IRAQ. I doubt their army is going to bunch up in the middle of the dessert for us to use on them. They're going to me hiding amongst civilians whenever possible, and I doubt it's use will be authorized on a possible civilian target.

                          Only possible use if for fear.

                          Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did not rule out use of the MOAB, or "massive ordnance air blast" bomb, in a war with Iraq.



                          As you say, I hope he means it only to be as intimidation.
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                          • #14
                            I think you can drop a bomb like this down on fortified troops and it will seriously break their will to fight.
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by DuncanK
                              I think you can drop a bomb like this down on fortified troops and it will seriously break their will to fight.
                              At the very least.
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