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2009-06-04 China-Japan-Koreas

US to sell 'bunker-buster' bombs to SKorea

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Posted by 3dc 2009-06-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 You mean we haven't already?

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-06-04 00:29|| 2009-06-04 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 The GBU-24, which Korea already has, can mate w/ a 2000lb bunker buster. The GBU-28 uses a 5000lb bomb. More interesting is using the F-15 to drop a stack of 6 JDAMs on 6 pre-programmed tunnel entrances during a single pass.

Posted by ed 2009-06-04 00:42|| 2009-06-04 00:42|| Front Page Top

#3 I do wonder how well we and SK know the locations of the Nork tunnels. In sediments reasonably shallow tunnels can be detected by ground penetrating radar (which can, I think, be run airborne now.) If they run rails or wires in them, then they can be detected by airborne magnetic surveys. The DMZ 'shouldn't' be showing any changes, so it's easier to monitor than most places which would have all sorts of legitimate signals to sort out from the tunnels. Deeper tunnels, in hard rock, should be detectable my sonic means during the excavation phase - explosives and mechanical drills make distinctive sounds that travel well in the rock. I would guess that if we don't know where the tunnels are then it is because we don't care.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-06-04 08:43|| 2009-06-04 08:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Sounds like another application for the secret terror tagging tech.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-06-04 10:18|| 2009-06-04 10:18|| Front Page Top

#5 We see you and raise you some bunker busters, Norks.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-06-04 10:24|| 2009-06-04 10:24|| Front Page Top

#6 While these are good for soft targets in typical ground, they are pretty useless against the granite mountains of North Korea, which would be like using a BB gun against a block wall. The Norks have been continually mining tunnels in those since way back when.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-06-04 10:55|| 2009-06-04 10:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Moose, I think the intent of these is to neutralize some of the heavy artillery aimed at Seoul in the opening minutes of a conflict. Might not destroy the guns, but surely would close some of the tunnel/cave openings.

Posted by rwv 2009-06-04 12:20|| 2009-06-04 12:20|| Front Page Top

#8 We have been taking satellite pictures for years. We may not know the location of every tunnel and underground bunker but we probably have the location of every ventilator shaft in the country. That's all it takes.

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