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To: Gary H who wrote (17362)	2/28/2003 2:07:23 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81179

Gary >it wouldn't surprise me that the person who initiated the "Duct tape & plastic" thing was a board member of 3M. I suppose this baby, which uses 21,000 lb of TNT, was the brainchild of du Pont. >>>It's called MOAB, short for "massive ordnance air burst" bomb. It is a modern, bigger version of the 15,000-pound "Daisy Cutter" used in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War and Afghanistan. Sources say MOAB — still experimental — is a 21,000-pound bomb that will be pushed out the back of a C-130 transport and guided by satellite. Because it is not dropped by parachute, as was the old Daisy Cutter, the aircraft can let it go from far higher altitudes, making it safer for U.S. pilots. The MOAB's massive explosive punch, sources say, is similar to a small nuclear weapon. <<< abcnews.go.com Some experiment!