Topic: - on March 11, 2003 at 6:39:34 PM CET
Air Force testing big bomb; U.S.: Spy planes turned back
With events moving closer to a possible war with Iraq, here is a look at some of the latest developments around the world: ROAD TO WAR?
• MASSIVE BOMB TEST: The U.S. Air Force hopes the Tuesday test of a new 21,000-pound bomb will pave the way for its use in Iraq against critical targets on the surface and underground. The final test of the new Massive Ordnance Air Blast -- MOAB -- will for the first time include the use of the actual explosives. Two previously undisclosed tests, one in February and one March 7, were inert. The Air Force may decide to release video of the final test in hopes of placing additional pressure on the Iraqi military to realize it cannot win against the U.S. military.
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