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U.S. develops 14-ton super bomb, bigger than Russian vacuum bomb.
Rian ^ | 9-13-07 | PNA

Posted on 09/14/2007 7:56:14 AM PDT by Samba

WASHINGTON, September 13 (RIA Novosti) - The U.S. has a 14-ton super bomb more destructive than the vacuum bomb just tested by Russia, a U.S. general said Wednesday.

The statement was made by retired Lt. General McInerney, chairman of the Iran Policy Committee, and former Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

McInerney said the U.S. has "a new massive ordnance penetrator that's 30,000 pounds, that really penetrates ... Ahmadinejad has nothing in Iran that we can't penetrate."


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ahmadinejad; bomb; iran; iraniannukes; miltech; superbomb
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My dad can beat up your dad....
1 posted on 09/14/2007 7:56:16 AM PDT by Samba
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To: Samba

For a moment there I thought we were developing a dad bomb gap.


2 posted on 09/14/2007 7:57:08 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler ("A person's a person no matter how small." -Dr. Seuss)
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To: Samba

Please tell me someone has pictures or videos of this beauty!


3 posted on 09/14/2007 7:57:15 AM PDT by pnh102
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Ahmadinejad has nothing in Iran that we can't penetrate."

Then let's use it on him, already.
4 posted on 09/14/2007 7:57:50 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: Samba

OK... this is really starting to sound very schoolyard-ish.


5 posted on 09/14/2007 7:58:21 AM PDT by pgyanke (Duncan Hunter 08--You want to elect a conservative? Then support a conservative!)
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To: Samba
McInerney said the U.S. has "a new massive ordnance penetrator ... that really penetrates."

Meanwhile, President Bush taunts OBL as being "practically impotent."

6 posted on 09/14/2007 7:58:51 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler ("A person's a person no matter how small." -Dr. Seuss)
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Ahmadinejad has nothing in Iran that we can't penetrate."

Prove it!

7 posted on 09/14/2007 7:59:19 AM PDT by TexasRedeye (Eschew obfuscation)
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To: Samba

What is the yield of the smallest possible nuclear explosion? At some point, conventional explosives get really unwieldy.................


8 posted on 09/14/2007 7:59:19 AM PDT by Red Badger (ALL that CARBON in ALL that oil & coal was once in the atmospere. We're just putting it back!)
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Ahmadinejad has nothing in Iran that we can't want to penetrate."

Especially the women.

9 posted on 09/14/2007 7:59:28 AM PDT by Long Island Pete
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To: Samba

Source please


10 posted on 09/14/2007 7:59:37 AM PDT by Dov in Houston (The word Amnesty invokes a passion in me. Illegal immigrants are criminals. Supporters Aid & Abet)
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Ahmadinejad has nothing in Iran that we can't penetrate."

Except his thick skull.

11 posted on 09/14/2007 8:00:52 AM PDT by RightWhale (Stop Change while it is perfect.)
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I heard the man speaking, and the article greatly twists what he said.

He essentially dismissed the Russian bomb with a “whatever” and then pointed out that there was no “gap” because we didn’t desire a bigger bomb, because we had a better, i.e. a precision penetrator that goes very deep.

12 posted on 09/14/2007 8:02:12 AM PDT by SampleMan (Islamic tolerance is practiced by killing you last.)
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"Hey look- someone just tossed a perfectly good refrigerator out of that airplane"

13 posted on 09/14/2007 8:02:49 AM PDT by shirtlesszacefron
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To: SampleMan

Yep....the website this tale is from is a russkie propaganda site


14 posted on 09/14/2007 8:07:28 AM PDT by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: Samba

“Whoa Nelly!” —Keith Jackson


15 posted on 09/14/2007 8:08:48 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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To: Samba
Bombs are like real estate, Location, Location, Location!

Doesn't matter how big of a whole you can blow in field, bit if you can drop one through a ventilation shaft, you got game.

16 posted on 09/14/2007 8:09:34 AM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: shirtlesszacefron

We are gonna penetrate you Ahmadinejad!


17 posted on 09/14/2007 8:11:06 AM PDT by CJ Wolf (got no tagline)
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To: shirtlesszacefron

Ha ha. That’s a good morning laugh !!


18 posted on 09/14/2007 8:16:45 AM PDT by UglyinLA
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To: Red Badger

10-20 tons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_(nuclear_device)


19 posted on 09/14/2007 8:17:13 AM PDT by kidd
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To: Samba

Made in the U.S. for testing in Iran.


20 posted on 09/14/2007 8:18:11 AM PDT by tiger-one (The night has a thousand eyes)
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