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One of them in the Red Sea, where our CBS' David Martin reported the U.S. used a 5,000 pound bunker buster bomb in Yemen just this past week.
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CBS News, 2 June 2024
During that time, the United States has transferred at least 15,000 bombs, including 2,000-pound bunker busters, and more than 50,000 155mm artillery shells.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
And during that time, the United States has transferred at least 15,000 bombs, including 2,000-pound bunker busters, and more than 50,000 155mm artillery shells.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
Additionally, Israel will require precision bombs to minimize civilian casualties as well as bunker busters to destroy the vast network of tunnels that Hamas uses to move its weapons and terrorists throughout Gaza.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Oct. 2023
The warthogs are each capable of carrying approximately 16 bunker busters, otherwise known as GBU-39/B bombs.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 28 Apr. 2023
General-purpose bombs have a thin steel casing filled with explosives; the bunker buster had a narrower profile, with a thicker casing and less explosives.
—David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 19 Sep. 2022
But in the days after the strike, officers working for the coalition air war saw Islamic State images of the unexploded bunker buster and tried to figure out what had really happened, one official said.
—New York Times, 20 Jan. 2022
According to the contractor, the objective is the ability to shoot down a U.S. BLU-109 bunker buster bomb at 6 kilometers (3.72 miles).
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2019
CBS News, 2 June 2024
During that time, the United States has transferred at least 15,000 bombs, including 2,000-pound bunker busters, and more than 50,000 155mm artillery shells.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
And during that time, the United States has transferred at least 15,000 bombs, including 2,000-pound bunker busters, and more than 50,000 155mm artillery shells.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
Additionally, Israel will require precision bombs to minimize civilian casualties as well as bunker busters to destroy the vast network of tunnels that Hamas uses to move its weapons and terrorists throughout Gaza.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Oct. 2023
The warthogs are each capable of carrying approximately 16 bunker busters, otherwise known as GBU-39/B bombs.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 28 Apr. 2023
General-purpose bombs have a thin steel casing filled with explosives; the bunker buster had a narrower profile, with a thicker casing and less explosives.
—David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 19 Sep. 2022
But in the days after the strike, officers working for the coalition air war saw Islamic State images of the unexploded bunker buster and tried to figure out what had really happened, one official said.
—New York Times, 20 Jan. 2022
According to the contractor, the objective is the ability to shoot down a U.S. BLU-109 bunker buster bomb at 6 kilometers (3.72 miles).
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2019
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