US Air Force tests massive bomb

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(22 Nov 2003) • 1. Shot from below aircraft dropping bomb • 2. Bomb falling through air • 3. Ground shot of explosion • 4. Wide ground shot of explosion • STORYLINE: • The US Air Force on Friday carried out a second test of the Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) a weapon that has been nicknamed the Mother of All Bombs . • The blast occurred at the Eglin airforce base in Florida early on Friday afternoon, Eglin spokesman Jake Swenson said. • However the base was awaiting instructions from the Pentagon before releasing more details. • The 21,000-pound (9,525 kilogram) bomb, which contains 18,000 pounds (8,160 kilograms) of explosives, was first tested on March 11, eight days before the United States invaded Iraq. • The spring blast shook windows miles away and sent up a huge mushroom cloud, although some people in nearby communities said it was no louder than some other weapons tested at Eglin. • Air Force officials said one role for the bomb is as a psychological weapon, but it has yet to be used in combat. • It is being eyed as a replacement for the 15,000-pound (6,800 kilogram) BLU-82, known as the Daisy Cutter, that was used in the Vietnam War to clear jungle for helicopter landing zones. • It also was dropped in the 1991 Persian Gulf War to clear minefields and more recently to blast caves believed to be hiding enemy fighters in Afghanistan. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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