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	Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb
		The Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB), also known as the "Mother Of All Bombs", is a large-yield conventional air-to-surface bomb developed by the United States military, touted as the most powerful non-nuclear weapon ever designed.
		The MOAB is an Air Force Research Laboratory technology project that began in fiscal year 2002.
		However, the utility of the bomb as an anti-personnel weapon is limited and the publicity associated with it may be part of a psyop[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mo/Mother_Of_All_Bombs.html (282 words)

	Encyclopedia: Air America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Air America was a CIA airline 'proprietary', a commercial organization secretly controlled by the CIA, that supplied covert operations in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.
		Air America Radio has a definite political orientation, and many broadcasts could be described as advocacy journalism or editorial and opinion pieces, but, in keeping with many of the principles of journalism ethics and standards, the hosts distinguish their own opinions from the factual reporting.
		Air America Radio's early promotions humorously describe the network as further to the left than a number of well-known right-wing groups, such as the NRA and the John Birch Society, as well as the fictional and apolitical character Betty Crocker.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Air-America (1868 words)

	Encyclopedia: Grand Slam bomb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It was twice the weight of the Tallboy bomb; both weapons were intended for use against large and protected buildings and structures against which smaller bombs were ineffective.
		bomb, the most destructive missile in the history of warfare until the invention of the atom bomb.
		Bomb did not reach us before the spring of 1945, when we used it with great effect against viaducts or railways leading to the Ruhr and also against several U-boat shelters.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Grand-Slam-bomb (386 words)

	Thermobaric weapon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The antipersonnel effect of the blast wave is more severe in foxholes, on personnel with body armor, and in "stiff" enclosed spaces such as caves, buildings, and bunkers.
		Following the initial blast is a phase in which the pressure drops below atmospheric pressure creating an airflow back to the center of the explosion strong enough to have a human bodily lifted and thrown.
		The bomb used at the beginning of the movie Outbreak, starring Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo, and threatened to be used at the end of the film, were described as a fuel-air explosives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thermobaric_weapon (1056 words)

	Encyclopedia: Royal Lao Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Royal Lao Air Force was the air force of the Royal Lao Government of the Kingdom of Laos.
		This Air America C-46 was repainted in false RLAF markings during the operations that led to the retaking of Vientiane in December 1960.
		Air America aircraft and helicopters were used to bring arms, ammunition and new uniforms for Kamsao and his men in preparation for the assault, enabling organisation of four infantry battaliions.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Royal-Lao-Air-Force (371 words)

	Ten tonnes of terror tested in Florida - smh.com.au
		The US Air Force has successfully tested the largest conventional bomb in the American arsenal, a munition so massive that its eight tonnes of high explosives must be dropped from the rear of a cargo plane, officials said.
		The bomb explodes just above the ground, and is designed to send a devastating wave of fire and force hundreds of metres to kill troops, flatten trees, knock over structures, collapse cave entrances and, in general, demoralise those far beyond the impact zone.
		Tuesday's blast, which was reported to have sent a cloud of dirt and debris high into the air over a test range at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, was the first test of its explosive power.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/03/12/1047431099483.html (373 words)

	OK City
		This means that the blast wave from an explosive device which yields a maximum blast pressure of one-and-a-half million pounds per square inch at the center of the device will have dropped off to under 200 pounds per square inch by the time it has traveled 20 radii.
		The third-floor panels had blast pressures of 34 psi to 84 psi, yet experienced no damage even though a significant portion of the panels was subjected to pressures exceeding the 70 psi yield factor for the six-inch-thick walls.
		Computing the blast pressure for the Ryder truck’s estimated 4,800-pound ANFO bomb, the EBES determines that the radius from the center of the device that would manifest a pressure of 70 psi or more would be 42.37 feet.
	www.whatreallyhappened.com /RANCHO/POLITICS/OK/multibla.html (1594 words)

	Guardian \| US microwave bomb to make debut in most hi-tech battlefield campaign ever
		Although they are extremely difficult to hit with conventional bombs, the bunkers must have outlets to the surface for communications, ventilation and electricity, all of which offer gateways for the microwave pulse.
		And, despite the claims of US commanders, the laser-guided bombs that were dropped were often inaccurate, killing many civilians, because the lasers could not penetrate cloud or battlefield smoke.
		"Satellite-guided bombs will make a big difference to the way bombing missions are flown compared to the last Gulf war, especially for RAF pilots who suffered a lot of losses because they were having to fly so low in daylight to deliver their bombs," said Nick Cook, aviation consultant for Jane's Defence Weekly.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4628030-110878,00.html (1279 words)

	Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The bomb was designed to be delivered by a C-130 and intended for the Iraq war, but was not used.
		It is the first US weapon to use Russian-style lattice control surfaces (like those used on the SS-23).
		It is only slightly smaller than the Grand Slam bomb of World War II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Massive_Ordnance_Air_Blast_bomb (258 words)

	Air Force Tests Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB)
		satellite-guided Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bombs (MOAB) as a successor to the the 15,000-lb.
		The Air Force is said to call MOABs (pronounced MOE-ab) the mother of all bombs.
		As with the earlier Daisy Cutter, these huge bombs are dropped out of the rear of the C-130 cargo plane.
	vialardi.org /IRAQ/iraq_moab.html (210 words)

	November 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Radical Muslim cleric Sheik Nasser al-Fahd denounces suicide bombings, declaring on Saudi TV that "blowing oneself up in such operations is not martyrdom; it is suicide".
		At least 25 are killed and hundreds injured in two car-bomb blasts that devastate the headquarters of the HSBC bank and the British consulate.
		One U.S. soldier is killed and 2 are injured in a roadside blast in northern Baghdad.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/november_2003 (5475 words)

	Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB) (also known as the Mother Of All Bombs) is a large-yield conventional bomb developed by the United States military, touted as the most powerful non-nuclear weapon ever designed.
		The MOAB is an Air Force Research Laboratory technology project that began in fiscal year 2002, as a descendant of the BLU-82 "Daisy cutter".
		The utility of the bomb as means of mass extermination is limited and the publicity associated with it may be part of a psyop.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Mother_of_all_bombs (496 words)

	MOAB - Mother Of All Bombs fact sheet
		Air Force tested a Massive Ordnance Air Blast weapon on AFB Eglin on 03/11/2003.
		The MOAB is a precision-guided munition weighing 21,500 pounds and was dropped from a C-130 Hercules aircraft for the test.
		The MOAB is an Air Force Research Laboratory technology project that began in fiscal year 2002 and is to be completed this year.
	www.globemaster.de /html/moab.html (124 words)

	CTV.ca - U.S. air force tests massive conventional bomb- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		The bomb, officially called the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or MOAB, and unofficially dubbed the Mother of All Bombs, is guided to its target by satellite signals.
		The bomb is so powerful that its detonation had been expected to create a towering cloud visible for many kilometres.
		Jake Swinson, spokesman for the Air Armament Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., said there was no onsite news coverage of the MOAB test for safety reasons, but an air force chase plane took video that would be made available later to news organizations.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1047421130479_120/?hub=World&subhub=PrintStory (560 words)

	USAF To Test Biggest Non-Nuke Bomb At Florida Base
		The Air Force plans to detonate a 21,700-pound satellite-guided GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, or MOAB, on Thursday at Eglin Air Force Base in the panhandle of northwestern Florida, said Jake Swinson, a spokesman for the Air Armament Center at the base.
		The huge conventional bomb will be dropped from an MC-130 Combat Talon cargo plane onto a test range at the base, Swinson said.
		The Air Force has created it as a successor to the 15,000-pound (6,800-kg) BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter," with some inside the military dubbing the MOAB the "mother of all bombs."
	www.rense.com /general44/test.htm (313 words)

	1,000 Air Strikes, 1,000 Cruise Missiles Fired In Iraq
		B-2 stealth bombers launched raids from their home base at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, flying 38 hours round trip to drop 2,000 pound satellite guided bombs on targets in Iraq, the official said.
		B-52 bombers fired conventional air launched cruise missiles on missions flowm both from Fairford RAF, Britain and the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, the official said.
		Nor was the new 21,000 pound Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb or the 15,000-pound "Daisy Cutter" bomb, the two biggest conventional bombs in the US arsenal, the official said.
	www.rense.com /general35/crussde.htm (432 words)

	GBU-43/B / "Mother Of All Bombs" / Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb
		Eglin Air Force Base's Air Armament Center conducted the second live test of the largest conventional bomb in the US inventory at approximately 2:30 p.m.
		Designated the GBU-43/B, and popularly known as MOAB -- Massive Ordnance Air Blast -- the 21,700-pound bomb was launched from an MC-130E Combat Talon I aircraft flown by a crew assigned to Eglin's 46th Test Wing.
		Also, the Air Force wanted to certify MOAB on the Combat Talon I aircraft as previous launches had been made from the MC-130 Combat Talon II.
	globalsecurity.org /military/systems/munitions/moab.htm (375 words)

	ipedia.com: Daisy cutter Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The United States Air Force has a 15,000 lb (6.8 t) daisy cutter bomb, the BLU-82, which must be parachute launched from the back of a transport plane, typically a C-130, because of its large size.
		The concept for the bomb is attributed to an Air America employee who grasped the idea during a night of drinking.
		Shortly thereafter, his drinking buddy, a Royal Lao Air Force airman at Louang Phrabang, gathered the needed materials for the prototype and started welding used aircraft gun barrels directly into the nose fuse cavity of bombs.
	www.ipedia.com /daisy_cutter.html (395 words)

	My Way - News
		The Air Force called the test successful, saying the bomb separated cleanly from the aircraft with the help of a parachute at 20,500 feet, glided 41 seconds to its target area and detonated as planned.
		Officials said the bomb was developed in only nine weeks to be available for use this spring in the Iraq war, but commanders opted not to use it.
		Swinson said it was the last of four developmental tests for the MOAB -- nicknamed the "mother of all bombs" by some in the military.
	news.myway.com /top/article/id/367649%7Ctop%7C11-21-2003::18:06%7Creuters.html (469 words)

	Cape Argus - Moab's blast warning
		Massive attack: The bomb is prepared for yesterdays test.
		The US air Force tested its heaviest bomb - a 9 752kg satellite-guided behemoth - at a Florida range yesterday in a show of devastating force as US forces mass for war against Iraq, officials announced.
		The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (Moab) bomb, known informally as the "mother of all bombs", surpasses the 6 800kg "daisycutter" as the largest conventional bomb in the US inventory.
	capeargus.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=58015 (286 words)

	village voice > news > Weapon of the Week by George Smith
		The MOAB is the natural result of allowing munitions engineers to run amok, a design by the aggressively mediocre who in a better time and place would be sent into early retirement for the good of the taxpayer.
		The Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or Mother of All Bombs (quite the rib-tickler), is so big it must be shoved out the tail of a lumbering transport plane on a sled attached to a drag parachute.
		The MOAB is said to be a long-awaited improvement on the 15,000-pound Commando Vault ("Daisy Cutter") bomb, a canister of aluminum powder mixed in a slurry originally made to clear landing spaces of underbrush and demolish minefields.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0312/smith.php (439 words)

	WTVY \| Massive Bomb
		The Air Force canceled a second test today of MOAB, officially the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, because of bad weather.
		The 21,000-pound bomb, which contains 18,000 pounds of explosives, was first tested March eleventh, eight days before the United States invaded Iraq.
		Air Force officials said one role for the bomb is as a psychological weapon, but it has yet to be used in combat.
	www.wtvynews4.com /home/headlines/510447.html (130 words)

	US tests heaviest bomb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, known informally as the "mother of all bombs," surpasses the "daisy cutter" as the largest conventional bomb in the US inventory.
		The smaller "daisy cutter" was used in Vietnam to clear jungle for helicopter landing pads, in the 1991 Gulf War to clear minefields, and in Afghanistan to clear caves and strike fear in al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters.
		Development of the bomb began last year at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Eglin last and was due to be completed late this year.
	www.news24.com /News24/World/Iraq/0,,2-10-1460_1331866,00.html (517 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Fact file: Moab
		The new bomb was tested in the same way but differs significantly in having satellite and inertial guidance.
		These huge bombs create such massive explosions that one of the reasons for using them - or threatening to - is psychological.
		The biggest bomb that has been used in aerial warfare was the 22,000lb British World War II Grand Slam, designed by Barnes Wallis.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/2843055.stm (421 words)

	Air Force scrubs MOAB test because of a malfunction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The US air force scrubbed a test in Florida Thursday of a 21,700-pound MOAB bomb, the largest conventional bomb in the US inventory, because of an electrical malfunction in the test equipment, a spokesman said.
		MOAB stands for Massive Ordnance Air Blast but the bomb is known informally as the "mother of all bombs."
		It is similar to the 15,000 pound "daisy cutter," which was used to raze jungle for helicopter landing pads in Vietnam, to clear minefields in the first Gulf war and more recently to blow out caves in Afghanistan.
	www.spacewar.com /2003/031120210740.0138ifp5.html (277 words)

	MOAB, Mother of All Bombs, Massive Ordnance Air Blast, Crucifier Bomb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The new Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or MOAB, was dropped from a military transport plane over a test site at Eglin, 60 miles east of Pensacola, Florida, creating a huge plume that could be heard and seen for miles.
		While stating that the MOAB was the biggest conventional bomb in the military's arsenal, it was reported today that the MOAB was actually a smaller version of their most massive bomb.
		US Air Force officials deflected criticism of the bomb's name by noting that the name of the bomb was chosen for psycho-religious reasons.
	www.berryburger.com /funstuff_23.htm (404 words)

	Albert L. Weimorts, Designer of Big Bombs, Dies at 67 - New York Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The other was the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, nicknamed the "mother of all bombs." It was made for the second Iraq war as a dramatic manifestation of "shock and awe," but never used.
		Ideally, such a bomb would have to be dropped from a high altitude, meaning the United States and its allies needed to establish total air superiority in order to use the weapon.
		In 2002 and 2003, he conceived and guided development of the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, which weighs 21,000 pounds and is the largest guided air-delivered weapon in history.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/12/25/national/25weimorts.html?ex=1293166800&en=635878c9d3610f85&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (1042 words)

	Discourse.net: Something Went 'Boom' Near Tampa
		Seeing as how the Air Force alerted the FAA with an explanation, you can probably deduce that this was some sort of military test and the F-18 sonic boom was the cover story.
		The Air Force spokesman was quoted as saying the jets would be departing either today or Sunday for the return trip, indicating we may have another “sonic boom”.
		The bomb I was trying to recall the name of is the “21,700-pound satellite-guided GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, or MOAB” also known as the ‘Mother of All Bombs’.
	www.discourse.net /archives/2005/03/something_went_boom_near_tampa.html (1454 words)

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