Talk about your big bomb, it is being reported by the Russian Times that the Pentagon is working on developing a 13,600 kilogram, or more than 2700 pounds "bunker busting bomb" designed to knock out underground nuclear facilities and would supersede Israeli forces if used in Iran.
"It has great capability now and we are continuing to make it better. It is part of our arsenal and it will be a potential if we need it in that kind of scenario," said Lt. Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle at a U.S. defense conference.
This is way too good for a peace dove like me; I mean I could dream for nights on end and never come up with a war mongering name like General Hawk Carlisle. Exactly where do they come up with these guys anyways, where do they hide them. It's kind of like those pre-emptive strikers keep these guys in a "bunker" somewhere until they need them, and then they break um out at just the right moment.
The latest Pentagon idea or "the massive ordnance penetrator" is capable of smashing through almost 200 feet of reinforced concrete before detonating its target. I'm impressed; I wonder if this "ordnance" could be used in some form of productive activity?
The Pentagon, "which I must add is a building and serves to house the United States war department," has already begun to work on an array of military options if the heavy sanctions currently imposed on Iran fail to curb its alleged atomic weapons program. Leon Panetta, U.S. Defense Secretary has said that such plans have been in the "pipeline" for a long time.
Although the Obama administration favors diplomatic and economic sanctions to pressure Iran to curtail its military activity, still, the president wants to be prepared and has stated that "no option is off the table."
I have heard the term "bunker buster" in the past, and I'm wondering... just kind of "spit balling here," why haven't these "super bombs" worked over the past ten or so years. I'm sure there are at least 7000 survivors of dead American soldiers who would like to know, and in excess of a hundred thousand injured G.I.'s that would like to hear an answer.
Here's a novel thought, instead of building bigger bombs, instead of guessing on whether a country is attempting to arm itself, why don't we just defuse the situation.....and stand down, destroy are bombs and risk taking a chance for peace.....I'm willing.
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