Pentagon: 30,000 Pound Bomb Too Small

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @07:27AM from the go-big-or-go-home dept.

smitty777 writes "According to the Pentagon, the 30,000-pound, precision-guided Massive Ordnance Penetrator GBU-57 bomb is just too small. Concerns around Iran's fortification of their nuclear program facilities has the DoD seeking from Congress something not quite as subdued as the GBU-57, the largest non-nuke bomb operated by the USAF. This 'smaller' bomb just recently won a prize for its ability to cut through 60 feet of concrete. The upgrades will cost $82 million on top of the $330 million spent so far to develop the system. There is some interesting high speed camera footage of the GBU-57 in the video below."

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Time to bring in the dogs to get rid of the cats.. by 1_brown_mouse · 2012-01-31 07:31 · Score: 0, Offtopic

That got rid of the mice. Soon we will be at Elephants getting rid of lions.
Re:No, no, no! by ForgedArtificer · 2012-01-31 07:38 · Score: 1, Offtopic

They must've overshot us by a week and a half!

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