'Bunker busters' may grow to 30,000 pounds

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It's just an idea on paper, but the U.S. Air Force is asking defense contractors how they might develop a 30,000-pound, precision-guided bomb that could destroy targets deep underground, in caves or in hardened bunkers.

Air Force officials said the proposed weapon, called the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, would be substantially larger than the current penetrating bomb -- the GBU-28, a 5,000-pound weapon.

Military officials said the most likely use of such a weapon would be against underground targets such as those found in North Korea.

The Air Force initially considered the development of a 30,000-pound penetrating bomb before the Iraq war, but funding and technical challenges stifled movement.

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[liberalmuse]

1. I think it would be a better idea...

if we just gave the men running our war machine some Viagra instead. Yes, you heard it here first. The downfall of the human race will occur because of overcompensation for small dicks.

[DS1]

3. Sexist.

'tis too.

[bambo53]

2. I love fireworks!

It would be cool if they could add some colors to go along with the bang. They could also sell DVD's of the testing to help defray the cost.

[Aunt Anti-bush]

4. Call it "Operation Zambelli"

They're the fireworks kings. :)

[CaTeacher]

5. a big bunker buster sounds like a great idea to me---

after all we have plenty of money to do everything that we want to do as a society.

Sarcasm off.

[fabius]

6. Better these than "mini-nukes"

Really would rather see them take the conventional weapons route than the new generation of tactical nukes the Bushies are working on.

Wonder who the target of these is?

[Swamp Rat]

7. This is just as evil as using RNEPs

The effect is the same in the end.