[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

“The North Koreans were very intrigued by the notion that we were looking to pursue a deep-earth penetrator to get at their underground complexes,” he said during yesterday’s briefing.

Kim Jong-Il, take note.

[Sax]

"U.S. Representative Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) suggested that North Korean officials during his recent visit to Pyongyang expressed concern about the United States obtaining a more capable nuclear earth penetrator. "

Deterrant to N.Korea. They will soon be unable to hide underground. HAARP can see you underground, and bunker busting nukes can kill you. Once they realize their facilities are about as safe as the fort you used to make with your mom's sofa cushions we can then ask them "Now, are you ready to play nice?"

[Mr.Clark]

David Hobson is an absolute fool.

[samtheman]

“Could you please tell me directly if there’s a military need for this robust nuclear earth penetrator?” asked Representative Terry Everett (R-Ala.) at a Defense Department budget hearing before the House Armed Services Committee.

I suppose the question needs to be asked...if you're dumb as a bag of hammers.

[Sergio]

Isn't it true that during the last series of live fire nuclear tests conducted by the U.S., the device was buried underground to minimize the radiation at the surface or in the atmosphere?

If so, how's this for a reason.

The nuclear penetrator gives us a nuclear option that achieves our military objectives with little or no radiation to the surrounding populace. Think of it as finally having "surgical precision" with nukes.

Best Regards

Sergio

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

Congressional opponents and independent critics of the effort have argued that no weapon is likely to plow deep enough to significantly contain a blast; that such a weapon would be unlikely to be used because it would create massive surface destruction and fallout on populated areas; and that the program undermines efforts to strengthen international nonproliferation cooperation.

err....then you've already conducted a study. May we have a copy? It sure would save us a lot of time and money.