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U.S.: A New Bunker Buster

Aug 4, 2009 | 17:21 GMT

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Summary

The program to develop the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a next-generation bunker buster, may be accelerated, according to the U.S. Air Force. The bomb, six times as heavy and supposedly 10 times as powerful as the existing Guided Bomb Unit-28, promises to be a significant leap in the American ability to take out hardened and deeply buried targets.

The U.S. Air Force may accelerate development of a new bunker buster....

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