Want to See a Massive 30,000 Pound Penetrator Bomb?

U.S. enemies around the world have dug deep into the earth to hide weapons and harden military targets from attack. So to deal with rogue states who decide to go down under, the U.S. has some developed big, earth-thumping “super bombs,” but none more powerful than this:

Want to See a Massive 30,000 Pound Penetrator Bomb?

Meet the MOP, or Massive Ordnance Penetrator.

Its goal of blasting through 60 feet of concrete with a bomb exploding at 200 feet underground is a tall order. To accomplish that, the school-bus-sized MOP is dropped from a high altitude, and uses a combination of technology and Newton’s laws of physics to punch deep into the earth and obliterate its target.

Want to See a Massive 30,000 Pound Penetrator Bomb?

The MOP is 20 feet in length and weighs 30,000 pounds.  In 2007 the MOP was successfully tested, which led the Air Force to order eight of them at a cost of $28 million in April 2011.

Currently, the B-52 can carry and deploy the MOP, but Boeing and Lockheed Martin are both working on a next generation bomber than can replace the B-52 and carry MOP-sized munitions.

The new weapon recently received a special design accolade, as according to Business Insider, manufacturer Boeing has received the William J. Perry award from the Precision Strike Association to honor “one of the Secretary of Defense’s number one weapons programs.”

Interestingly enough, the MOP is part of the U.S.‘s military’s move towards a decreased reliance on tactical nuclear weapons. The thinking is if you can get enough explosive yield from a conventional bomb, there is no need to risk the fallout and contamination of a tactical nuclear strike.

While the MOP is an innovative new design, massive aerial bombs of different types have been in use for decades. Some have weighed even more than the MOP, and saw use as far back as World War II.

Want to See a Massive 30,000 Pound Penetrator Bomb?

MOAB

The Massive Ordinance Aerial Bomb (MOAB), also called the GBU-43B or colloquially the “Mother Of All Bombs,” was used by the U.S. against the Taliban in Afghanistan. At the time of its initial production, it was the most powerful conventional (non-nuclear) munition in the U.S. arsenal.

At 30-feet-long and 18,000 pounds, the MOAB could only be delivered by a handful of aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules.

Below is a short clip showing a MOAB detonation:

Want to See a Massive 30,000 Pound Penetrator Bomb?

BLU-82 "Daisycutter" (photo: USAF Museum)

The BLU-82 “Daisycutter” is a 15,000 lbs. explosive monster that saw use during the Vietnam war, initially to clear the dense undergrowth for a landing field, which is why is was also known as the “jungle buster.” Later in the war, it was also used for anti-personnel and psychological operations effects.

Unlike a penetrator, though, it did not bury itself on impact and in fact left little or no crater upon detonation. Its explosive force was mostly directed laterally, and it was able to clear out vegetation (or anything else) for a 130 foot radius.

And here is the Daisycutter showing what it can do out in the desert:

Want to See a Massive 30,000 Pound Penetrator Bomb?

T-12 Cloudmaker

The T-12 “Cloudmaker” was the first “Super Bomb” developed by the U.S. for use in the mid-1940′s against hardened bunkers and other targets that were invulnerable to conventional bombs.

The Cloudmaker’s extremely thick nose section allowed it to punch deep into hardened concrete structures and then after a short time fuse detonate underground. This created what was called an “earthquake effect.”

At 42,000 pounds, the “Cloudmaker” was the aerial juggernaut of its time, and paved the way for later super bombs and deep penetrators, including today’s high-tech MOP design.

(h/t Business Insider)

Comments (145)

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  • BannedByHuffpo
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:33am

    As kids, the engineers started with lady-fingers, then Black Cats, then Cherry Bombs, and on to M-80s. You can see what this leads up to.

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    • Protoham
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:27pm

      Must be gateway explosives!

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    • Upaces
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 4:48pm

      You’re probably right! LOL

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    • Uranium Wedge
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 5:25pm

      Boom

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    • Hollywood
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 6:58pm

      I think Israel just might introduce Iran to the MOP,and soon!

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    • its_time_to_arrest_our_government
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:47pm

      i got a good place for one of those up obummers butt

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    • DrSique
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:22pm

      Yeah Yeah, I’m a bit of a movie buff and you just gave me an idea. What we do is take Eric Holder and strap him over a pommel horse like Ving Rhames in Pulp Fiction, when he was getting it from those man rapers. And, then we stick a MOAB up his ass like Denzel Washington did to the dirty cop/kidnapper in Man On Fire, when he put about an ounce of C4 up his ass…..KABLOOEY. Then, we hit it with a hammer like the one in Thor. Then, we all run like Forrest Gump. HaHaHaHaHa

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  • elvascon
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:19am

    Air Force has tactical nukes on standby. Iranian government leaders will make sure to not cross the line.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 10:53am

      and only used in “self defense” right?

       
    • db321
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:01am

      Yea – our future self defense!

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    • Treaty
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:04am

      Obama will say that it was “self defense” when Iran tries to block the flow of black gold.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:09am

      @DB

      Americans used to believe, back when we actually adhered to the Constitution, that one doesn’t strike others first for “future self defense”, and considered such lashing out as the acts of an irrational, fear based cowardice that no real man would endorse. Keep in mind that we also believed at the time in rugged individualism, we thought cowboys and boyscouts were good things, and we mostly minded our own business and had strong communities.

      These notions of course have died, and we now follow the delightfully Progressive foreign policy that was followed by many illustrious nations before us, such as China, Nazi Germany and the former Soviet Union. Fortunately we’ve redefined the old dinosaur concept of “cowardly” to the newer, more politically correct notion of “prudent aggression”. Yay us!

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:24am

      We Would Rather See A 40 Mega Ton Thermal-nuclear Penetrating Bomb, Please.

      Those new 5th generation thermal-nuclear weapons are half the size of that one shown and do not have any fallout. 5th generation Nuclear weapons are cheap, clean, safe, and good for the environment.

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:30am

      Are These The Weapons Obama Will Use Against The American People?

      Why all the saber rattling by Obama with old obsolete weapons. The bombers will never get to their targets. The Chinese have already deployed X-Ray LASERS (4th Generation weapons) in space to use against our bunkers and we are still going to rely on gravity bombs dropped from planes. I no longer sleep well at night knowing Obama is now in charge.

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    • goldmind
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:05pm

      While, I am no friend of media or politics, both have limited merits such as this forum. Someone dear and close has a dilemma, and we simply don’t have the resources to get it resolved. Her brother was murdered last August, and the case has reached what I’m told will be classified as a “suspicious death”. If there is anyone in this forum, who can lend some expertise to this crime, she would be forever grateful, as would I and countless people who knew and loved Jason Stone. The link below will give an overview of the crime, and if you can help with a resolution, contacting the station that aired the story will put you in touch with his sister. Thank you.

      http://www.mysuncoast.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=2848939

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:16pm

      I always thought 911 was a pre-emptive strike on America? Our response was in self defense and has been the posture ever since. I guess we should sit back and wait to be hit again before responding anywhere? Not on my life.

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:50pm

      Carry a bigger stick and KNOW how to use it better the the other guy!!

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    • sWampy
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:24pm

      High oil fits right into his plans, that would make him and his backers giddy, not drive them to bomb. They make a lot more off $150 oil than $50 oil.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:53pm

      ChiefGeorge
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:16pm
      I always thought 911 was a pre-emptive strike on America? Our response was in self defense and has been the posture ever since. I guess we should sit back and wait to be hit again before responding anywhere? Not on my life.

      What would ever leave you to believe that 9-11 was a pre-emptive strike? How many regimes have we taken down and propped up over the past 50 years in the Middle East? How many Bases did we have over in the Middle East before 9-11? Why would you think it would be ok to put a Military base in another country? How would you feel if Pakistan or Iran put one in say Oklahoma or Nebraska? But in your eyes it’s ok for us to put Military bases up in other peoples lands. How can one be so self centered and myopic?

      It‘s really hard for me to understand how so many Americans can’t use a little basic logic in order to understand some of these issues.

      How would you feel if a Chinese carrier spent a few months in the GOM? What if there was nothing we could do about it? After all they are just protecting their interests (oil). They want to make sure the shipping lines are maintained.

      Yes we are the current super power and we can do as we want I suppose but we will not always be the super power and I believe that is why the Golden Rule is found in the Bible.. You know the one which Dr. Paul suggested we abide by the other night in SC and got booed by a bunch of radical Christians…

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    • YouAreMistakenSir
      Posted on January 25, 2012 at 12:44am

      @teamarcheson

      Seriously? Nukes with no fallout? Chinese Space lasers? Seriously? Not only are you giving the Chinese way too much credit but how do you propose that we contain all the radioactive material in a Nuke? Wishful thinking maybe?

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  • LIBS-ARE-DINGLEHEADS
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:19am

    We need to drop about 50 of these babies on George Soros.

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    • nichevo
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:25am

      what a moron dinglehead!

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    • LIBS-ARE-DINGLEHEADS
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:28am

      Bite me you turd

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:39am

      I like your idea but one will do the trick.

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    • str8blues
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:57am

      Correct Target……way too much waste of Amo…..I have a 9MM that will do just as well. Save these babies for the leveling of the middle east.

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    • don young
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 10:32am

      I was going to say that thank you.

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    • denisp52
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:06am

      What do you buy for the guy that has everything?
      To the “spooky dude” with LOVE from all of us!
      I’ll even pitch in to buy one for him… any takers?

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    • Dr. Joel Fleischman
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:35am

      Nah, 50 of them will take care of the Occutards post haste.

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    • Krutch
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:39am

      Just one up his back side ought to do. Save the others for the next penishead.

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    • kyheadhunter
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:20pm

      Now, Now children play good!!!!!

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  • Lorijellybean
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:18am

    No, I don’t want to see what the new war toys can do. I’m not a psychopathic sadist. I just need to quit reading this “news” outlet. The comments, and the war-selling hurt me spiritually. #WWJD? I doubt He’d bomb anyone. Didn’t He die for people in Iran as equally as Americans? LOL, judgement day for some of you will be a big fat surprise…“Goats to His left”

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    • acovenantinblood
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:27am

      I guess the Founding Fathers weren’t Christians then. Gideon did not hear form God when he was told to fight back against the Philistines and the Israelites were never told to conquer the promise land. Or maybe the Jews in Esthers time had no right to fight for their lives. We should all just lay down and die.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:32am

      @Covenant

      Right, in fact Jesus *actually* said “Blessed are the war makers”, but it got munged in translation to the absurdly opposite “Blessed are the peace makers”. Though truth be told, maybe Jesus was referencing the old West .45 Long Colt pistol?

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:41am

      Bye, Lorijellybean. Sorry you couldn’t take a news story. BTW, Islam does not believe Jesus was the son of God. Though there ARE Christians hiding out in Iran, if they are caught, the “goats” in Iran will KILL them. Also, Judgement day is not for trolls to judge.

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    • wtune
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 10:19am

      Jesus came to save all of mankind, one person at a time. His only requirement for redemption was that we believe in Him as the Son of the Only Living God. But as His Father, He refused to force His love on anyone. He required that we exercise our free will, our greatest gift AND our greatest weakness, to worship Him.

      The fact is that the Iranian people, almost to a person, have embraced Islam as their religion, thereby denying the deity of Jesus and His Father in favor of Allah and Mohammad. Though Jesus Christ came to offer them the same pathway to eternal life as He offers us, they have rejected his offer. It is not for me to judge whether they are still “eligible” for redemption or whether their apostacy has separated them from the only way to eternal life forever. But since there is only one way to eternal life with the Father and the Son, Muslims must renounce their apostacy and accept Jesus as their Savior.

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    • db321
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:23am

      Lori jelly brain – You are part of the problem – mis quoting the Bible – God said “What you do to Israel he will do to you” If you vote for a President that has publicly turned his back on Israel God will turn his back on you. If you attack Israel – God will attack you – I don’t think God could be any clearer.

      Go sing Kumbaja somewhere else with you false teachings. Now if someone that has turned their back on Israel – repents and confesses that Jesus is their Lord and Savor – they are saved! But I don’t think any followers of Mohammed are ever going to confess JC as their lord!

      My suggestion is for you to get out of that “Go along to get along Church” and get into one that is teaching the word of God! It will be eye opening and you’ll find that the Bible warned us of things to come over 2000 years ago and we are seeing those proficiencies open up right before our very eyes!

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:29am

      2 THESS 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

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    • getalong
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:36am

      Jellybean, Jellybean, You keep your head in the sand, dear girl! Didn’t anybody ever teach you the real history of the United States? We kick ass babe, that is why you are able to post how you feel, live where you do, in a country of law and order. Sorry to tell you this, but it is still about who can kick ass the hardest and the only reason that America is still standing is because we ARE the top dogs. Get it?

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    • Tdude
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:39am

      Lorijellybean,

      The Bible nor Christ has ever condemned war or the weapons of war. God recognizes that the hearts of mankind is rooted in evil and violence and it won’t change until the second coming of Christ. When Jesus spoke to the Centurian, he didn’t condemn or speak of his profession, he spoke of his faith. When Peter cut off the dudes ear, Christ didn’t condemn him for what he did, it was for why he did it (note that Christ’s disciple had a weapon on him). I can agree with you that weapons of war are not some pseudo-diety, however until the hearts of all men change to honoring peace over violence, I pray those that honor peace more has the upper hand in the mechanics of war.

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    • SShink
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:47am

      Jelly beans for brains, American exceptionalism is what got us to where we are…#1. Pacifists like you can’t wait to give it away and have guilt that we have succeeded and are #1. I hope your trust fund doesn’t run out before the apocalypse.

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    • drphil69
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:06pm

      For someone who needs to quit reading this news outlet, you don’t seem to mind blogging. Stay with the lame stream media BS, save your “spirit.”

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:21pm

      Lori dear,

      God gave man the law and the law is to be enforced. Instead of God doing another flood to mete out justice on man he evolved man through Noah/Moses to receive the law so that they could build their nation upon it and enforce it and sometimes that was a death sentence. We still use the God given law through Moses as a Standard atleast in the Western cultures. Its meant to keep evil in check. Are you saying you can’t handle having a policeman on the corner to protect your street from evil rapists and murderers? Nations also need standing Armies to protect themselves from the evil nations that spring up from time to time and need to be dealt with by the righteous God fearing nations. Its a hard thing to realize but its our situation.

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    • Alecto
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 1:28pm

      I suspect Jesus might have a few things to share with you, too, honey. Jesus taught that suicide, of the kind you seem to espouse is immoral. We don’t have to use anything on Iran. The people there want to get rid of that oppressive regime, but Obama won‘t aid them and didn’t do anything when he had the chance. The fact is, life is simple when you have principles. One of them is to protect the innocent – in Iran as well as here. No bombs required – just brains. Got any?

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    • ClunkerT
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:34pm

      Read all about the Lion of Judah in the Book of Revelation, how is that doing for your spirituallity? By the time Jesus is done with those last 7 prophetic years we all may be in tears. Take Him while He is still the Lamb of God, you will not like Him as the Lion of Judah. Jesus will not be using any toys!!

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    • BigMG
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 6:37pm

      Well, let’s see… WWJD?
      Um, send an entire earth consuming flood, ten increasingly virulent plagues culminating with first born infanticide, raining down fire, earthquakes that devastate and bury huge portions of a continent, and then, let’s not forget all the battles He has pitched in His favor.

      The Christian ability to protect ones self from overwhelming wickedness and aggression may seem inimical, but with Communism’s proven track record of human slaughter and Islam is moving right up there in the charts. This isn’t an offensive war, it’s defensive. (see religionofpeace.com)
      WWJD?
      He’d probably say, “Defend your families, your religion, your country.”

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  • mik
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:18am

    This weapon is well designed to convince the enemy that no matter how far under you are we can reach out and touch you.It is a precision guided weapon that allows another weapon to follow the first weapon into the same hole and dig even deeper. ya dig?

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  • GhostOfJefferson
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:16am

    Golly, good thing we never go to war unless it’s Constitutionally authorized, or I’d feel real shame in funding a weapon to kill people in illegal military adventures brought about by ambitious anti-Constitution home grown politicians!

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    • str8blues
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 10:01am

      Spoken like a true Paulbot. Now….shut up & stick your head back in the sand.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 10:32am

      @Stra8blues

      Thank you for using the utterly predictable and unoriginal boilerplate media coined term for people who wish to follow the Constitution. Your contempt for rule of law, as well as your open embracing of Progressive Wilsononian foreign policy doctrine, is duly noted. Thanks for your input.

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    • db321
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:44am

      GhostOfJefferson – nice copy and paste comments from the Paul Play Book – Please stop the copy and paste – especially with “Golly” I have heard Paul‘s whinny voice over and over and I don’t think I could sit through one “State of the Union” with that whinny voice.

      On the other hand – you would sit through it for hours waiting for him to get to the point were he is going to talk about legalizing pot – and if Paul would say he would do away with the Constitution in exchange for for legalized pot – Paul supporters would not care as long as they get their drugs. You would sell out to America so you can sit back in the comfort of your home with your Doritos and Pot .

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  • River0
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:07am

    This shows nothing but a cloud of dust. Iran has their facilities buried deeply in reinforced concrete and steel bunkers. To be effective, a series of penetrator bombs would have to drill down deeply. Perhaps only a small nuke would do it.

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  • sapper
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:04am

    @ snowleopard and jasmar

    was in desert storm. did not see the daisycutter used……wasn’t much need for a bomb like that in the desert. It’s designed to clear surface troops and foilage. There wasn’t much of that around. Might be they dropped one for phycological effect but I never heard about it. We did get treated to watching the bombardment of their front line from about 30 miles away as we made our approach toward the republican guard. Those were 2000 pounders and we could feel the ground shake and see the flashes and hear the explosions. There is a scene just like that in Saving Private Ryan that was so realistic I was awed watching it. Other than the feel of the ground shaking and the smells it was like someone took my memories and put it on screen. Anyway, would love to “see” the daisy cutter used but you would not be able to be within about 20 miles of the thing without being effected by the concussion. Bearing in mind that my MOS was 12B and specialized in explosive ordnance, mines and such so I kind of have a good idea what I’m talking about. By the way, we got to see the result of a 2000lb bomb getting a direct hit on a T-72. Nothing left but chunks of metal the size of half dollars and quarters…..and a good sized crater.

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    • jasmer
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:26am

      @Sapper -
      I was mis-classed as an 11“Z” then (as in ‘miscellaneous’, I suppose) with 3rd AD.

      My guess is that they were clearing them out of the inventory, and I recall jokes about the weapon’s Vietnam vintage at the time.

      Still, must have been a nice cloud, considering what that link claims.

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    • mongooseAK
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 4:12pm

      Sapper, did you bring any of those quarter size T-72 peices home? What a great conversation starter. At least for a cold war- 11B no combat veteran like myself. Thank you for your service and for sharing a part of your life story.

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  • Jeff
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:03am

    Who wrote this article? Either the proof reader needs to go, or the author needs an education. Geez!

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  • Ironeagle
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:55am

    This is not a video of what our penatrator can do, but you get the gist. Hey Iran, this one’s for you baby!

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  • rabblechat
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:40am

    Only eight of them? Heck we are only 15 trillion in the hole, why don’t we buy some more…

    Does anyone else have a problem with this statement:
    “Currently, the B-52 can carry and deploy the MOP, but Boeing and Lockheed Martin are both working on a next generation bomber than can replace the B-52 and carry MOP-sized munitions.”

    War is peace
    Freedom is slavery
    Ignorance is strength

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  • ShyMan
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:39am

    Yeah baby.

    Boom!

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  • americansfightingforcommonsense
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:38am

    Blaze. I am a big fan of this site (I tell everyone about it). Please have someone edit these stories for proper grammar and spelling. It distracts from the story when the reader is trying to figure out what the writer meant.
    Start with: The MOP is 20 feet in length and weighs 30,000 pounds. In 2007 the MOP was successfully test, which led the Air Force order eight of them at a cost of $28 million in April 2011.
    It should have been “tested” and “the Air Force ”to” order eight….”
    Thanks for what you do, please just try to remember that if The Blaze does not “look” professional it will lose viewers which hurts what Glenn is trying to do, which is to inform the world about the truth. Sorry for the run on sentence! :)

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    • robstoddard
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:11am

      I definitely agree. There’s some grammatical doozies in a lot of the articles. There’s also spelling mistakes. Use Microsoft Word; it might come from the devil, but at least it’s got a good grammar checker.

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  • asybot12
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:13am

    Looks pretty makes big bang lots of noise in the desert and all of the polititicos from Washington leave a sport spot in their you know where. But if you please, pretty please change the ROE just for a few days a few pounds of lead would make the cost of one of these bombs a thing of the past . Just look at it, one B-52 or one C-130 and all of the support crews with just one (and we hope it hits in the right place) bomb all of those costs for just ONE bomb? Just let a few SEALS, Marines or ANY US military platoon with no holds barred for a week and the things would be done. I guess it would also stop the world economy, no wars no jobs bummer.

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  • candymanal
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:02am

    Hey BOWLZ<
    Get a clue. What does your statement have to do with this 30,000 lb. bomb?

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:56am

    .
    I just hear a commerical about the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.

    “Great Family Fun” no kidding.

    Saw the Headline again, and started cracking up……..

    “Want to See What a Massive 30,000 Pound Woman Fit Into A Pair Of Size 2 Rockies?”

    It’s great fun but make sure you wear safety glasses. Cause if a button Pop’s Off, somebody gonna loose an eye……

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  • The_Almighty_Creestof
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:44am

    Great…this will get so much use for the money. Bunkers are not our problem…being able to tell friend from foe is. Oh,…and finding them in the first place.

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    • romans58snrsvd
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:55am

      You seem to forget that constantly developing this new technology is the only way of maintaining America’s military superiority. We don’t have the near number of soldiers that China or Russia does, so we make up for it in advanced weaponry. Yes this is expensive, but maintaining and advancing our military is a direct job of our government and my country‘s safety is one of the few areas I’m willing to pay a little bit more for.

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:00am

      some people like to blow things up, i can understand. if a Seal can not carry in NY, the prez. does not need these bombs

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    • ClunkerT
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:05am

      The ones with the most toys wins! Love that bumper sticker and it applies to our military might and Ronald Reagan approach to defeating the enemy. I sure hope we gave Israel a whole sh_ _ load of these babies. Iran would be a great place to find out how they work. Not only would it set back their Nuclear program decades it would bring people into the streets demanding that the radicals running their government step down.

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    • Your Name Here
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:12am

      Why do these government programs cost so much?
      We should have the myth Busters design our future weapons.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poV6lc2b070

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  • A Conservatarian
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:44am

    I’m not sure why this is new.. or news…

    Or why the name of the article is entitled “Want to see what a massive 30k lb penetrator bomb can do?”…

    Its been in development since 2008/9 and has been reported since then; no video or picture is available to the public on what this ordinance can do.

    Ohhhh, the writer meant “Want to read about what a massive 30k lb…?” gotcha.

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  • Bowlz
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:38am

    I believe it was Ghandi that said,”I like your Christ, but I don‘t like your Christains’. I used to like Ron Paul, but I’m tired of his (as Rush would call them) ‘mind numbed robots’. You folks make RP look and sound like a cult leader. Please…………show some emoticon of discernment. Cut the neocon bs.
    (I was quoting Mc Cain‘s daughter for those that didn’t get it).

     
    • MEDICINE TO THE DEAD
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:54am

      @BOWLZ

      I apologize, but you have to admit it is slightly irritating when for the last 4 years all I have heard was “tea party this, low taxes that, we need a real conservative in office, back to the constitution, blah blah blah… And then when you get the chance and have the most constitutional, liberty loving, candidate run in decades, now they tell me, vote for the RINO, Ron Paul can’t win. So when you talk the conservative talk, but don’t walk the conservative walk, please be prepared to be called a neoconservative by those who do.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:30am

      @Bowlz

      Thank you for sharing the most recent boilerplate to emerge from the Progressives (both GOP and Dem) regarding anybody who is not a progressive candidate (and I’m not only talking about Ron Paul here). What’s fun is that your comment was stand alone and has nothing to do with the article, so it’s one of those “gosh, that really is boilerplate” statements that I so enjoy dealing with. :)

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    • Stoic one
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:39am

      MEDICINE TO THE DEAD
      I have listened to a number of interviews of Ron Paul. What I find interesting is that all of the press (including the Blaze) dismiss Paul or his ‘followers’ as wacko’s and move on. I found it intriguing for instance the ‘I would not have gone to war with the Nazi’ actually was not about WW2 so much as it was about conscription (the draft) and slavery. Ron Paul’s beliefs for the most part cannot be put into sound bytes; sadly that is his biggest problem in my opinion.

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    • str8blues
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 10:14am

      @Medicine in the Head Ron Paul isn’t a true Constitutionalist. His district spends more money than any other district in the US because Ron Paul attaches PORK to bills that are destined to pass…..but then he votes against them to make his voting record look good as he gouges himself with Pork Barrel Spending like a drunkin’ liberal. He has some splain’ to do regarding his Racist and Anti Semitic newsletters he published for 10 years and yet claims no responsibility. He’s older than the life expectancy of a man. So one must vote for his VP because Ron Paul won’t be able or alive to finish what he starts. Unfortunately…..I believe Ron Paul will choose Dennis Kacinich as his running mate. Weak and Weaker.

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    • MEDICINE TO THE DEAD
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:16pm

      @str8blues

      Really? That’s all you got?

      “His district spends more money than any other district in the US because Ron Paul attaches PORK to bills that are destined to pass…..but then he votes against them to make his voting record look good as he gouges himself with Pork Barrel Spending like a drunkin’ liberal.”
      I believe he has clarified this and said he is only attempting to return his state’s taxpayer dollars to them the only way he can when government is out of control. Earmarks will no longer be an issue if he was president and Obama wasn’t blowing taxpayer dollars on bs buracracies like there’s no tomorrow.

      “He has some splain’ to do regarding his Racist and Anti Semitic newsletters he published for 10 years and yet claims no responsibility.”
      Paul has also addressed this many times. The newsletter story has been put to rest and then awoken over and over. And by the way, have you read them? I have read a good majority of them and haven’t found anything that offensive. Sometimes the truth hurts though. Please provide me with a quote that you find to be so racist and Anti-Semitic.

      “He’s older than the life expectancy of a man. So one must vote for his VP because Ron Paul won’t be able or alive to finish what he starts.”
      That isn’t even a rational thought. Paul bikes 5 miles a day and jogs also. That is a heck of a lot more than I have time to do and $100 says he’s in better shape than you.

      So because of those 3 issues, you’re b

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    • MEDICINE TO THE DEAD
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:31pm

      … bailing on the constitution. I find it so halarious that here on the blaze I end up debating people because I want more liberty for them, and they are trying to come up with reasons why they don’t.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:24am

    Unfortunately the nuclear cat has been out of the bag for quite a while and we’ll never get complete control again. Missile defense is the best answer and Obama refuses to develop and deploy those systems.

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  • 80mesh
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:04am

    Bombardier to pilot ….Bombs away skipper ……. pilot to bombardier… roger that… fuse lit bombs away

    bombardier…. what fuse?

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:04am

    And how much did we borrow from China to build each one;;;; ANSWER,,,44 cents of every dollar spent……. Lovely !

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 10:36am

      You’re not allowed to notice that.

      The general rule of thumb here is:

      1. Domestic spending is by and large unconstitutional (and by and large, most of it is these days).
      2. Military spending doesn’t actually occur with actual dollars, the cost of maintaining a military that is strewn across the globe in various unconstitutional conflicts is funded by magical elves and pixies, thus, it is no burden on the taxpayer.

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 6:46am

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    What a waste of money. Obama won’t let you drop that on his people. You might kill a camel…..

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    • lukerw
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:04am

      It would require his Think Tank to perform an Environmental Study…

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 6:42am

    Would love to see one of these from a safe spot on the ground. Spot enemy – boom – no more enemy.

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 6:39am

    Israel can already get to the underground nuke sites in Iran with bunker busters like this. They can also kill their scientists very easily. Why don’t you Neocons allow them to be free and do what needs to be done with Iran and stop hollding them back?

    I can answer…You have no faith in God or Israel…You somehow believe these puny little Arabs can go against mighty Israel and do them harm. No way. Israel has a mighty God and it’s strength is built upon His might!

    You want to see the threats from Iran gone…get the US administration out of it’s business!
    Ron Paul 2012

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 6:54am

      ” Why don’t you Neocons allow them to be free and do what needs to be done with Iran and stop hollding them back?” http://www.pjvoice.com/v32/32104paul.aspx

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:06am

      Accepting money from idiots…Hmmmmmmmmm. I would rather Dr Paul keep his money and do great things with it instead of giving it back so the moron could spread more hate. Its like the Church that took the money from a drug dealing Mafia boss…. The Pastor said “I will keep it and do good with it…because the devil had it long enough and he was doing evil with it”.

      But of course to you that does not make sense does it? You would rather let the KKK have money….Who is the fool now?

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    • Rickfromillinois
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:16am

      Uhhh, the Neocons are holding back Israel from attacking Iran? That’s a new one.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:19am

      RepubliCorp
      How many racist organizations support Obama, that’s the real question. The answer is a whole slew of them.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:15am

      Gonzo,,,Dont confuse him with little things like FACTS…And Israel IS being held back. By our Government. You Neocons need to understand the real world facts…

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:51am

      Hey Rickfromillinois, the U.S. government pretty much tells Israel what they can and can’t do militarily and hold U.S.foreign aid over their head to make them comply. That’s been going on for a long time. Republican and Democrat administrations alike.

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    • str8blues
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 10:20am

      Nobody will hold Netanyahu back when he decides its time to take out Iran. He answers to no one except to God and his citizens.

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    • TyrannyNoMore
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 11:04am

      Seriously, the term “NEOCON” just makes me laugh and snicker when ever I see it now. Paul supporters use it in every sentence. It is so overused, it has lost any effectiveness when it is used as a personal attack.

      When ever I hear Neocon, I have this image in my mind of the knight in Monty Python’s “Holy Grail”. You know, the guy with no legs or arms, hurling insults at his opponent. Only I see him there, with nothing but stumps yelling, “Come back Neocon and fight me, I’ll bite your knee caps off ! ” Get some new material……. baaaddd doggy !

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