tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1996443177513991062..comments2024-03-28T03:06:18.182-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The USAF gets a new toyPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46282242549950823232011-11-19T12:30:52.144-06:002011-11-19T12:30:52.144-06:00If one designs the explosive wave front to leave a...If one designs the explosive wave front to leave a 'hole' behind it, and follows the first bomb with a PRECISELY timed and targeted second blast (and so on...) how deep can one penetrate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22501545626906817482011-11-18T20:05:07.443-06:002011-11-18T20:05:07.443-06:00There is already a nuclear penetrator (B61 Mod 11)...There is already a nuclear penetrator (B61 Mod 11)and has been for years. While it can't penetrate the ground nearly as far it really doesn't need to. Helped prep the the GAM 113, forerunner to the GBU 28, during Kosovo. I have heard it said that it was very effective taking out deeply buried targets. Most of the first bomb casings were made from naval gun barrels. You could still see the old lathe marks. Gotta love recycling.Ed Campbellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-45203643020188504572011-11-18T15:45:19.280-06:002011-11-18T15:45:19.280-06:00I think from a realpolitik standpoint the only jus...I think from a realpolitik standpoint the only justification we need is "because we can" On the international stage might makes right.Mavericknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-4148813546172424912011-11-18T07:55:55.802-06:002011-11-18T07:55:55.802-06:00$16 million a pop?
I'm... completely gobsmack...$16 million a pop?<br /><br />I'm... completely gobsmacked. That seems excessive. How complicated can it be?<br /><br />Spud: It's pretty much not logically defensible on any level other than "If they had one, they might use it on us." I actually agree with your statement. We're in a terrible moral authority position to be bitching about anyone else having nukes. And yet, we also still need to protect ourselves from countries which are antithetical to us. I don't really have a good answer.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-45879979146915088542011-11-18T02:11:26.989-06:002011-11-18T02:11:26.989-06:00Hmmm using a nuke to keep someone else from develo...Hmmm using a nuke to keep someone else from developing and using a nuke. I think there's a word for that kind of thinking...<br />Oh but being the only country to have used a nuke in anger, most definitely gives us the moral superioritySpudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57150369650922299092011-11-17T23:32:34.319-06:002011-11-17T23:32:34.319-06:00"I can neither confirm nor deny the presence ..."I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons..." but I sure as heck <i>suspect</i> it!Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com