Bush Expected to Offer BIG-BLU Bunker Busters to Israel & Gulf States (debkafile)

DEBKAfile Global Security Newsletter ^ | 5.22.06 | Gioria Shamis & Diane Shalem

[Red Badger]

It's on Debka, so it must be true!.............

[TexasCajun]

From the article. ...this is a bunker buster?

[NinoFan]

Israel? Sure, let them buy 'em. Saudi Arabia? Hell no.

[theDentist]

Remember, even a broken watch is right twice a day.

[1rudeboy]

At a confidence level of what, 0.0002%?

[theDentist]

My theory is that we sold some to them long ago.

[Lurking in Kansas]

DEBKA...

The problem about DEBKA is separating the BS from the truth. And only about 25% of their stuff is true.

[HardStarboard]

>>>My theory is that we sold some to them long ago.<<<

Its not theory - it was publicized we sold Israel either 500 or 1000 "Bunker Busters" to Israel about a year ago.

But a "Bunker Buster" is not "Big-Blu". Big-Blu is several times more powerful than the run-of-the-mill bunker buster.

[RoadTest]

Gulf States? Does that mean they're putting them in Muslim hands?

[GATOR NAVY]

What platform do these guys have to deliver this?

[theDentist]

Yes, and I'm saying I believe we sold them these Big BLUs as well (on the Q.T.)

[Red Badger]

Maybe they meant Mississippi, Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida Rednecks.......

[samadams2000]

Lets field test a few for demonstation purposes.

[Red Badger]

The MOAB went off here and our building shook 20 miles away......

[Sender]

Here's a 15,000 pounder, it must be bigger than this.

[Plutarch]

Even though it is at DEBKA, it makes sense.

If we could get some of the local mice the means by which to bell the cat, so much the better.

[ken5050]

Bingo..maybe SA can sling them inside a Saudi Air 747..Nope.that wouldn't work..LOL

[demlosers]

[demlosers]

Specifications
Weight, total	13,600 kg [30,000 lb]
Weight, explosive	2,700 kg [6,000 lb]
Length	6 m [20 feet]
Diameter	??
Control	short-span wings and trellis-type tail
Penetration	60 meters [200 feet] through 5,000 psi reinforced concrete 40 meters [125 feet] through moderately hard rock 8 meters [25 feet] through 10,000 psi reinforced concrete
Contractors	Boeing, Northrop Grumman
Sponsors	Air Force Research Laboratory's Munitions Directorate Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
Platforms	B-52, B-2
Guidance	GPS aided INS
Schedule	2005 - Refine MOP concept and begin detailed weapon development and testing 2005 - statically emplaced Proof-of Principle test of payload effectiveness 2006 - static lethality demonstration against hard and deeply buried targets 2006 - scaled penetration and lethality testing 2007 - Conduct Massive Ordnance Penetrator Demonstration 2007 - full-scale performance demonstration against realistic hard and deeply buried targets