[Gandalf_The_Gray]

devastated a 20 square mile area

That represents a circle just a tad over five miles in diameter! That is one hell of a blast for "conventional explosives". Perhaps they were storing a lot of munitions at the missile base, in retrospect not a real good idea.

Regards,
GtG

[MasterGunner01]

Note to Mammoud Ahmadinejad: If your Top Secret base could not handle conventional weapons safely without blowing themselves up, think what would have happened with nukes!

Oh, my. A huge, fused glass, self-lighting parking lot for 2,500 years. Time to review your safety procedures? Ya think??