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To: Paleo Conservative
Just let me know when, so I can sell my house...it wouldn't survive the blast.
7 posted on 07/30/2003 3:59:23 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: Scott from the Left Coast
Just let me know when, so I can sell my house...it wouldn't survive the blast.

I found this info from globalsecurity.org.

FACTBOX: "THE MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS"

* Dropped from rear of cargo plane at about 10,000 feet.

* Falls with a parachute so the plane can get away, then bomb directed to its target by a global positioning system device.

* Has a device similar to Doppler radar that tells it when to explode, usually igniting several hundred feet in the air to create maximum effect.

* Explosives inside are called Fuel Air Explosives, which spread a mist of flammable gases that then ignite creating a powerful explosion.

BOMB RADIUS DAMAGE

* Up to 1,000 yards: Obliterates everything.

* Up to 1 mile: Knocks people, tents, light buildings, cars and jeeps over within 1-mile radius.

* Up to 1.7 miles: shock wave kills people, causes severe damage to buildings, equipment, blows trucks, tanks off road.

* Up to 2 miles: causes deafness.

* Up to 5 miles: shakes ground, breaks windows.

* Up to 30 miles: 10,000 foot high mushroom cloud visible.

[Source The Lexington Institute and Globalsecurity.org]

GRAPHIC: THE MOAB (Massive Ordnance Air Blast)


18 posted on 07/30/2003 4:10:41 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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