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The MOAB's massive explosive punch, sources say, is similar to a small nuclear weapon.
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It is intended to obliterate a command center hidden in tunnels and bunkers or a concentration of Iraqi tanks.
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http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/W...omb030225.html
Lets hope they don't build command bunkers under houses.
I like this one:
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s795414.htm
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The tiny town of Moab, Utah, has asked US President George W Bush not to use the acronym MOAB for a new bomb because it could damage the image of the city, best known for outdoor recreation.
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http://www.strategypage.com/gallery/...arget=moab.htm
has a good summary and piccies. It's orange! Everything in a 400m radius is black wafterwards!
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2...-9085M-004.mpg
vid of it in action, for reason this thing facinates me.
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Last edited by jaguar; 03-12-2003 at 01:44 AM.
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