Is Bush Nuking Afghanistan Now?
Reese
reeza at hawaii.rr.com
Fri Oct 12 21:56:08 PDT 2001
At 08:53 PM 10/12/01 -0700, Eric Cordian wrote:
>Reese writes:
>
>>> Conventional bunker busters weight 5,000 lbs, and have to be delivered
>>> by structurally modified B-52s.
>
>> The GBU-28 (BLU-113 Penetrator) weighs 4,414 lbs, and can be delivered
>> by F-15s and F-111s.
>
>> http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/gbu-28.htm
>
>http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/gbu-28.htm says in part:
>
>"The GBU-28 is a 5,000-pound laser-guided conventional munition..."
>
>Later in the spec sheet, it cites the size of the bomb as 4,414 lbs.
>Perhaps the 5,000 lbs was a rough estimate. Perhaps the spec sheet is in
>error.
>
>Current news stories are referring to it as the <5,000-pound GBU-28
>"bunker buster" bomb>.
No argument on that. On the structurally modified B-52 though,,,
>http://europe.cnn.com/2001/US/10/10/ret.bunker.buster/
>http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSAttack011010/10_us-ap.html
>
>The B61-11 tactical nuke was a replacement for the B53, an 8,900 lb 9
>megaton warhead, which could only be delivered by a B52. I apparently
>confused this with the B61-11 being an alternative to the GBU-28, which
>can, as you point out, be delivered by a variety of aircraft.
Ah. Okay, no worries then.
Reese
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