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Test of Massive Air Force Bomb Set for Tuesday at Eglin AFB (Florida)
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Posted on 03/10/2003 7:08:26 PM PST by Semper911
Mar 10, 2003
Test of 'massive' Air Force Bomb Set for Tuesday at Eglin
The Associated Press
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) - A conventional bomb so big that it's first name is "massive" is set to be tested for the first time at this Florida Panhandle base Tuesday.
Air Force officials Monday warned residents of communities surrounding the western half Eglin's 724-square-mile military reservation to be prepared to hear an explosion that sounds like thunder or a slamming door between noon and 5 p.m. CST although the blast will be miles away.
The loudness of the 21,000-pound "massive ordnance air burst," or MOAB, will vary depending on wind currents and some people may not hear it at all, Eglin officials said in a brief news release.
They added that the test will be conducted only under weather conditions best for minimizing the sound and inside a buffer zone to keep a shock wave and debris from the explosion inside Eglin's boundaries. The backup date for the test is Thursday during the same time frame.
MOAB is similar to but 40 percent heavier than the 15,000-pound BLU-82, billed as the world's most powerful non-nuclear bomb and known to send up a mushroom cloud similar to a nuclear weapon.
The BLU-82, nicknamed "daisy cutter," was developed during the Vietnam War to create jungle clearings for use as helicopter landing areas. It was most recently dropped in Afghanistan on caves where al-Qaida leaders were suspected of hiding.
In the Persian Gulf War, it was used to clear minefields. MOAB is expected to be ready for use this year if the test is successful.
Areas where civilians may be able to hear the blast are Mary Esther, Navarre, Holly, Holt and western Crestview.
TOPICS: Breaking News; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida; moabbomb; newsscoop; scoop
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Florida Freepers! Go out and check it out. Give us a full report.
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:08:26 PM PST
by
Semper911
To: Semper911
ROAD TRIP!!
To: Semper911
Man, that's one BFB.
To: TheRedSoxWinThePennant
ROAD TRIP!!Yup, someone go out and warm up the FReepmobile.
Oh man, I would love to see that.
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:11:22 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
To: Semper911
Unfortunately not a real dense seismic network in Florida for obvious reasons but there are a few....I'll check around the net to see if it registers...I'm sure it will in FL/AL/GA.
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:11:22 PM PST
by
John H K
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Talk about 'splash damage!'"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....
If you want on or off this list, please let me know!
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:11:48 PM PST
by
mhking
(Don't pull on Superman's cape...)
To: TheRedSoxWinThePennant
To: Semper911
What good is this bomb if Cameroon won't give us their permission to ever use it?
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:12:03 PM PST
by
per loin
To: Mike-o-Matic
Driving Miss Daisy
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:12:35 PM PST
by
My Favorite Headache
(Which one will lose? Depends on what I choose or maybe which voice...I ignore.)
To: mhking
big WOOF from above.
(new meaning from death by dawgs)
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:12:45 PM PST
by
glock rocks
(God bless America)
To: glock rocks
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:13:28 PM PST
by
Mo1
(RALLY FOR AMERICA - VALLEY FORGE,PA MARCH 16, 2003 1:00 PM)
To: Semper911
To: John H K; Mike-o-Matic
I'll check around the net to see if it registers.It has to register, doesn't it? As Mike-o-Matic so elequently said, it is one BFB.
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:14:31 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
To: per loin
if Cameroon won't give us their permissionWe don't need no stinking Cameroon.
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:15:44 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
To: Semper911
The obvious: Why are they testing it now?
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:16:57 PM PST
by
RobbyS
To: Semper911
Saddam blowed up.
To: Semper911
Why the hell are we making a crater in Florida? There's plenty of room to test this baby in downtown Paris.
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:17:41 PM PST
by
Beck_isright
(going to the war without the french is like duck hunting without your accordian)
To: Mo1
oh, darlin.
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:17:50 PM PST
by
glock rocks
(God bless America)
To: New Horizon
This is a picture? What plane can carry it?
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:19:05 PM PST
by
RobbyS
To: New Horizon
That picture would look even better with Slim Pickens sitting on it.
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posted on
03/10/2003 7:19:40 PM PST
by
duk
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