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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (371483)	3/15/2003 10:59:23 AM
From: willcousa	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

The picture of the bomb dropping into the swamp demonstrates that it has the blast area advertised. Trees were not falling over a mile away.

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (371483)	3/15/2003 6:21:26 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

>>LOL you say ' when you're dropping bombs like the MOAB, which is capable of leveling buildings a mile away from the point of impact, there's no such thing as "pinpoint accuracy."' I'd suggest first "a mile away", you are a technology retard.<< Thomas - I got that "mile away" figure from the news story on this week's test of MOAB on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, which is not a program given to hyperbole. Perhaps the figure is inaccurate. There has been no official word from the military on the size of the blast radius of this bomb. In any case, the radius can differ depending upon the height at which the bomb is detonated. We are talking about a bomb that weighs 21,000 pounds (10.5 tons), and is, according to military officials, 40% more powerful than the next biggest bomb in our arsenal, the 15,000 pound "Daisy Cutter." I did not suggest that our military commanders would use this kind of weapon in a highly populated area. - Allen PS: Your name calling reveals a lot about you and the way you think.