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2009-09-16 Science & Technology

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Posted by 3dc 2009-09-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The original bunker buster took the US just a few weeks to go from an idea to reality. Looks like someone just made themselves a ton of money.

Posted by gorb 2009-09-16 02:43|| 2009-09-16 02:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep, they made a Tall-Boy/Grand-Slam duplicate in more time than it took to fight WW2.

Some-one is skimming.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-09-16 08:32|| 2009-09-16 08:32|| Front Page Top

#3 BLU-28?! More like BLU-82 -or- GBU28 (more likely).

Don't these guys watch "Mail Call"?!

Posted by Uncle Phester 2009-09-16 08:41|| 2009-09-16 08:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Whahahahha

Posted by Besoeker 2009-09-16 08:47|| 2009-09-16 08:47|| Front Page Top

#5 What they haven't mentioned is the "deep digger" munition that used cannon to bore its way through a lot of reinforced concrete. After one hugely successful test, it vanished, so has probably been reclassified.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-09-16 09:43|| 2009-09-16 09:43|| Front Page Top

#6 I still want my Rods from God, dammit.

Posted by Anon4021 2009-09-16 11:51|| 2009-09-16 11:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Why? Did the expiration date pass on the ones we still have but never used?

Posted by gorb 2009-09-16 12:33|| 2009-09-16 12:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe we are selling them to someone else....?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2009-09-16 17:26|| 2009-09-16 17:26|| Front Page Top

#9 "Sure, we had some Massive Ordnance Penetrator's stored over here...hey! Were'd they go?"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-09-16 19:01|| 2009-09-16 19:01|| Front Page Top

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