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  Delay-action bomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A delay-action bomb is an aerial bomb designed to explode some time after impact with the ground, with the bomb's fuses set to delay the explosion for times ranging from a few seconds to several weeks.
Such bombs were used widely by British aviators during World War II.
The bombs were typically used to destroy airfields.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Delay-action_bomb   (88 words)

  
 7 July 2005 London bombings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The detonators of all four bombs exploded, but none of the main explosive charges detonated, and there were no casualties: the single injury reported at the time was later revealed to be an asthma sufferer.
It is believed that each of the four bombs consisted of four and a half kilograms (10 lb) of high explosives, reportedly home-made acetone peroxide [12], [13], [14].
The four explosions were widely reported as suicide bombings, but at the time the police would only confirm that they believed the bombers died in the bombings.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings   (6897 words)

  
 Action Report: 3-16 May 1945 (Serial 0273)
The plane and bomb drove a 20 foot hole in the flight deck, frame 42 to 44 centerline; twenty foot holes were blown by the bomb explosion in the second and third deck frame 35.
Due mostly to the fact of the bomb landing on rags, the hull was cut by small pieces of shrapnel only on the third and fourth decks in the immediate vicinity of the hit.
GP bombs, Incendiary clusters, and rockets of 3 night Heckler missions caused an explosion in middle of 403 WAN A/F, and started fires in each of the Military Headquarters and covered revetment areas east of the field, and 4 fires in the Barracks and adjacent areas south of the field.
www.cv6.org /ship/logs/action194505-0273-2.htm   (6424 words)

  
 LSP - Bomb Threat Information Booklet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Bomb threats and actual bombings are presently on the increase in the United States.
A "bomb", for the purposes of this Section, is defined as an explosive compound or mixture with a detonator or initiator, or both, but does not include small arms ammunition.
The term "bomb", as used herein, shall also include any of the materials listed in Subsection C present in an unassembled state but which could, when assembled, be ignited in the same manner as described in Subsection C, when possessed with intent to manufacture or assemble a bomb.
www.lsp.org /bomb.html   (4570 words)

  
 Bomb Security News (February 2001)
The bomb appears to have been concealed in the roadway and command detonated while the bus convoy was passing.
Though most authentic bomb threats are delivered with the intention of sparing innocent lives, many terrorist groups employ deceptive bomb threats as part of carefully planned operations designed to achieve specific strategic goals.
In this situation, the bomb threat is used specifically to lure bomb disposal technicians to the location of a boobytrapped or remote-controlled device.
www.bombsecurity.com /news0201.html   (1421 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - House ethics member may conflict in DeLay probe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The committee admonished DeLay last year for appearing to link legislation to political donations, for offering to support the House candidacy of a lawmaker's son in return for a vote, and for asking federal aviation officials to help track down Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their capital during a redistricting dispute.
DeLay has called the investigation political, noting that a Democratic prosecutor is in charge.
Three of DeLay's political associates have been indicted in the criminal investigation and a civil trial related to the fund raising is under way in Austin.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-03-16-delay-ethics_x.htm?csp=34   (856 words)

  
 NOVA | Transcripts | Bomb Squad | PBS
The bomb is blown apart using one of the most significant weapons in the bomb disposal arsenal: The Disrupter.
Once it's penetrated the case of a bomb, the slug of water which it projects bursts in all directions, and it tends to burst the bomb open from the inside.
The bomb was almost red hot, and I got off it rather quickly, found some snow, which was—It was beginning to snow at the time—and packed it into my trousers and then sat on the bomb again, and eventually managed to get the four bolts out.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/transcripts/2413bombsquad.html   (7051 words)

  
 BOMBING IRAN by Michael Hammerschlag
Well maybe, but the true cause of the wholesale rejection of action against the untenable threat Iranian nukes present is Bush’s immolation of the US military honeymoon, the presumption of good faith in America’s integrity and decency; that military action would be the very last step of the world’s storehouse of democracy.
Again, action is handicapped by the corrupt and manipulative Administration conflation of the struggle against a handful of terrorists into a war on terrorism, a war that can never end because one can’t defeat a tactic.
The basic plans for a bomb are well known, especially since Pakistani Abdul Khan spread specific ones around the world like Johnny Appleseed- the only missing ingredient is fissile material, which can be generated in a year or two.
members.surfbest.net /mikehammer/bombingiran.htm   (1417 words)

  
 Habbaniya 1941
That night an enemy plane flew over the Camp and later bombs were heard to fall on Ramadi- which says allot for the flout and not much for the Iraqi's power of navigating by night.
Our aircraft first bombed the town, and then dropped leaflets demanding its surrender, and as this was not immediately forthcoming G Col investing the town.
The Germans used a delay action bomb which penetrated the earth to a depth of 20 to 30 ft. before exploding - which it frequently failed to do.
www.assyrianlevies.com /gpage.html7.html   (5725 words)

  
 Weapons of American Terrorism: Cluster Bombs
Cluster bombs are one of the most savage and inhumane weapons in the arsenal of the United States Corporate Mafia Government and military.
This revealed very clearly that the NATO bombing was in fact a terror campaign against the entire civilian population, rather than a genuine military campaign.
These cluster bombs are used as land mines, set to explode at a variety of times after hitting the ground, to terrorize a local population.
www.intellnet.org /resources/american_terrorism/ClusterBombs.html   (2452 words)

  
 The Denver Post Online: Bomb Trial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
That legislation made it possible for victim/witnesses of the April 19, 1995, bombing to watch the McVeigh trial and still be allowed to provide testimony during the penalty phase if the McVeigh is found guilty.
In reversing his earlier ruling, the judge noted that challenging the constitutionality of the Congressional action would mean delaying the trial.
On Tuesday, Jones asked the appeals court to delay the trial until government prosecutors provide defense attorneys with evidence to support defense theories that the Oklahoma City federal building was destroyed by foreign terrorist and not McVeigh and co-defendant Terry Nichols.
extras.denverpost.com /bomb/bomb73.htm   (306 words)

  
 CNN.com - Mayor ends bid to succeed DeLay - Aug 22, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
His action left the Texas GOP united behind one write-in candidate, Houston City Councilwoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, who had won the party's endorsement last week.
DeLay won the GOP primary in March but resigned from Congress in June as he faced increasing scrutiny over ethical troubles, including state money laundering charges and fallout from his association with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Sekula-Gibbs, a dermatologist who is serving her third and final term on city council, faces a tough campaign against Lampson, who has been running steadily and has raised about $2 million while Republicans were occupied with fighting the ballot issue in court.
www.cnn.com /2006/POLITICS/08/22/delay.sreplacement.ap/index.html   (494 words)

  
 The Case for Action against Iran's Nukes/ Syria revisited
The danger we face from the regime in Tehran acquiring the nuclear bomb cannot be exaggerated.
With a nuclear bomb at their disposal they can do this without risking their own lives and by pushing -- or just threatening to push -- a button.
Military action may be needed as early as next year if the situation doesn't change dramatically.
www.aijac.org.au /updates/Sep-04/140904.html   (6337 words)

  
 CNN.com - DeLay wins GOP primary - Mar 8, 2006
The Associated Press projected DeLay the winner of the GOP primary in the 22nd District, centered in the southeastern Houston suburbs.
DeLay hoped to give up his No. 2 post in the House only temporarily, but he took another political blow from his association with lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who has pleaded guilty to corruption charges and is cooperating with federal investigators.
DeLay and two associates are facing money-laundering charges for their alleged 2002 roles in funneling $190,000 in corporate donations from a political action committee to Republican candidates for state government.
edition.cnn.com /2006/POLITICS/03/07/delay.election   (524 words)

  
 World War II FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
During the war 440,000 bombs fell in the Berlin area, using a 5% failure rate means that some 22,000 bombs failed to explode.
A: Strategic bombing is the bombing of military-industrial targets such as aircraft plants, munition factories and oil refineries.
Tactical bombing is more concerned with hitting objectives on or near the battlefield to affect the battles outcome.
www.ww2guide.com /ww2faq.shtml   (1709 words)

  
 Debate on Dropping the Atomic Bomb
Until recently we have had to reckon with the possibility that the United States might be attacked by atomic bombs during this war and that her only defense might lie in a counterattack by the same means.
We believe that the United States ought not to resort to the use of atomic bombs in the present phase of the war, at least not unless the terms which will be imposed upon Japan after the war are publicly announced and subsequently Japan is given an opportunity to surrender.
Before using this bomb to destroy every resource of the military by which they are prolonging this useless war, we ask that you now petition the Emperor to end the war.
home.att.net /~betsynewmark3/DebateonBomb.htm   (7705 words)

  
 Gunmen kill 41 people in raid on market south of Baghdad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
It is located in the "triangle of death," an area of frequent attacks on Iraqi and U.S. troops and Shiites traveling between Baghdad and religious centers to the south.
Oil exports were restored last month after a long delay but halted again last week and not expected to resume soon.
In the south, a British soldier was killed and another wounded during a raid Sunday against a "terrorist suspect" in Basra, the British military said.
www.abcactionnews.com /stories/2006/07/060716iraq.shtml   (860 words)

  
 Angola: Peace Monitor, III, 9
Despite the serious dangers posed by the delays in this fragile transition, the United Nations peacekeeping mission is continuing its withdrawal from the country.
The communique clearly blames UNITA for the delay, stating that "the government finds itself prevented, once more, from peacefully carrying out the programmes for the towns and villages in the provinces of Huambo, Benguela, Kwanza-Sul, Bengo, Uige and Zaire".
It goes on to express its "severe disquiet and indignation about these new delaying manoeuvres by UNITA, which by their nature are capable of causing localised conflicts as a result of the reinstallation of state administration, which will go ahead with or without UNITA".
www.africaaction.org /docs97/ang9706.htm   (3067 words)

  
 Bomb Security News: March 2001
The third bomb in the republic of Karacheyevo-Cherkessia killed 2 police bomb experts while they were attempting to render the device safe.
It is believed that the police officer killed in the attack was still in the process of cordoning the area when the bomb exploded.
A second car bomb, parked near a beach in the city of Gandia, was safely disrupted by bomb disposal technicians.
www.bombsecurity.com /news0301.html   (1360 words)

  
 The Denver Post Online: Bomb Trial
He is named in a lengthy court filing by defense attorneys in the Oklahoma City bombing case as one man involved in a large conspiracy to blow up the building.
Attorneys for bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh are demanding the federal government turn over documents about such a conspiracy.
Mahon has said he was not involved in the Oklahoma bombing, but he talked freely Thursday about his advice to the IRA.
extras.denverpost.com /bomb/bomb78.htm   (454 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - House Republicans propose DeLay probe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Hastings proposed the DeLay investigation at a news conference flanked by three of the four other Republicans on the ethics panel.
DeLay has offered to appear before the committee to defend himself and repeated his request after Hastings' announcement.
The Republicans were "prepared to vote at the earliest opportunity to empanel an investigations subcommittee to review various allegations concerning travel and other actions" by DeLay, Hastings said.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-04-20-delay-probe_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA   (873 words)

  
 Action America - Taxes, Tort & Terrorism
Those who have followed our articles on Action America (http://www.ActionAmerica.org/index.shtml) in recent years are already aware of this disconcerting trend of government induced capital flight that has been growing like a cancer, just under the surface.
That ten month delay is just about how long it would take most semi-prepared wealthy people to get their affairs together, in preparation for a move.
Action America believes that these ballots are at least as authentic as the Killian Air National Guard memos, publicized by Dan Rather and CBS News.
www.actionamerica.org /taxecon/defdream.shtml   (3845 words)

  
 A-Bomb, Codes, Conferences, WW2, ships, bases, Roosevelt, radar, code, breaking
Atomic Bomb - Just as the “phoney war” ended in Europe (it never existed at sea) the end of the war was foreshadowed when the British government established the Maud Committee to oversee
Atomic Bomb - The report on nuclear research by the Maud Committee led to the setting up of a development programme by Imperial Chemical Industries.
cluded the European invasion in 1944, landings in Sicily and Italy after the Tunisian campaign, the bombing of Germany and the continuation of the war in Burma and the Pacific.
www.naval-history.net /WW2CampaignsABomb.htm   (2719 words)

  
 Standing For Justice: Political out of bounds
DeLay has made constitutionally abhorrent suggestions that judges would "answer for" their decisions in the Terri Schiavo case.
Whatever DeLay himself has in mind, calling judges on the carpet for their interpretation of the law ought to be well out of bounds for anyone in a position of power.
DeLay insists he is just debating how government works.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /opinion/219664_delayed.asp   (431 words)

  
 Counterfactual Theories of Causation
The bullet's trajectory depends causally on A's action and the dictator's death depends causally on the bullet's trajectory.
The fighter pilot's action counts as a cause of the successful bombing because the action prevented something that would have prevented the bombing.
Moreover, he notes that much of the spatiotemporal region between the pilot's shooting down of the interceptor and the successful bombing is simply empty so that there is no chain of events to serve as a connecting process between cause and effect.
plato.stanford.edu /entries/causation-counterfactual   (7196 words)

  
 Anti-DeLay Group Demands Appointment of Outside Counsel -- GOPUSA
DeLay is accused of taking trips that were paid for by a lobbyist and a foreign agent, a violation of House rules.
DeLay said he believed the trips were properly financed -- paid for by think tanks.
DeLay's supporters say he is a juicy target for Democrats, given his effective promotion of the conservative agenda.
www.gopusa.com /news/2005/may/0505_antidelay_group.shtml   (401 words)

  
 BomberMaze   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
It is a multiplayer action game in which players run around in a square-grid maze while dropping bombs and collecting power-ups.
For maximum effect, bombs can be arranged so as to cause a chain reaction of explosions.
There are 4 new parameters for you play with: flame duration, bomb chain reaction delay, and shatter durations for bricks and power-ups.
www.nongnu.org /bombermaze   (675 words)

  
 Peace Action
A nuclear or conventional strike on Iran’s nuclear complex would only delay Iran’s nuclear program, enhance popular support for its radical leaders, and provide it with a rationale to pursue nuclear weapons openly.
Now, the Bush administration believes that if Tehran’s leaders can be made to believe Bush is willing to attack, even with nuclear weapons, they will soften or reverse their position.
The threat of force also makes it more difficult to win international support for a new package of incentives and disincentives that would give Iran a clear choice between the benefits of nuclear restraint and compliance or international financial and economic strangulation.
www.peace-action.org /Headlines/6.05.06.html   (775 words)

  
 Super IsoBomb Home
When the bombs explode they create an explosion that damages all players in their path (possibly including the player that threw it).
When a bomb explodes, it explodes on a 2D plane of its height, but only in two straight lines on its plane.
This stricter definition is important because a bomb may explode in the air.
www.rit.edu /~jpwasp/isobomb/index.htm   (1313 words)

  
 BRITISH USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN IRAQ, KILLING KURDS IN THE OLD DAYS
Meanwhile, new weapons, such as cluster bombs and fuel-air bombs which suck out all oxygen over hundreds of square yards and suffocate every living creature, are unquestioned by us in the West.
Today in 1993 there are still Iraqis and Kurds who remember being bombed and machine-gunned by the RAF in the 1920s.
Phosphorus bombs, war rockets, metal crowsfeet [to maim livestock] man-killing shrapnel, liquid fire, delay-action bombs.
www.againstbombing.org /chemical.htm   (979 words)

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