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U.S.: A Delay for the Massive Ordnance Penetrator

Dec 21, 2009 | 18:36 GMT

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Summary

The U.S. Department of Defense announced Dec. 18 that the development of its next-generation bunker-buster, the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, has been delayed. While certainly plausible, the announcement may also serve a political purpose.

The development of the Pentagon's next-generation bunker-buster reportedly has been delayed....

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