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To: hotdogjones

Um... no, it doesn’t and no, most US bombs and projectiles do not contain depleted uranium. DU is not an explosive or an explosive enhancer.


28 posted on 04/15/2017 4:33:36 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr; albie
Um... no, it doesn’t and no, most US bombs and projectiles do not contain depleted uranium. DU is not an explosive or an explosive enhancer.

That is correct. Because of the very large blast radius and the damage mechanism, having shrapnel would decrease the effectiveness of the MOAB. This bomb is designed with an unusually thin and light aluminum skin, so thin that the MOAB needs a pallet for support during storage and transport, so that almost all the explosive energy will go to and stay in the shock wave.

32 posted on 04/15/2017 4:51:27 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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