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U.S. to Test 'Mother of All Bombs' in Florida
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said it planned to drop a 21,000-pound MOAB bomb on a range in northwest Florida on Tuesday in the first live test of a powerful new weapon nicknamed the "mother of all bombs."
The bomb packs 40 percent more power than America's current most powerful non-nuclear bomb, the 15,000-pound "Daisy Cutter" used to pound the caves of Tora Bora in Afghanistan (news - web sites) in late 2001, according to officials at Eglin Air Force Base.
Base officials warned residents in neighboring communities to expect a loud noise when the bomb is dropped from a C-131 "Samaritan" aircraft onto the base bombing range some time between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. EST.
"They're expecting residents will hear what could be compared to thunder or a slamming door," a base spokesman, Senior Airman Ryan Hansen, said.
But officials did not know how far away the explosion would be audible because it was to be the first live test of the weapon, Hansen said.
"We've done some that were inert. This is the first one with munitions," Hansen said.
The test comes as United States prepares for a potential war to disarm Iraq (news - web sites).
The MOAB is guided by global positioning satellites, an Eglin spokeswoman said. It spreads a flammable mist over the target, then ignites it, producing a highly destructive blast.
Hansen said Tuesday's weather looked good for the test but that if conditions change, the test could be delayed until Thursday.
Top Stories - Reuters
U.S. to Test 'Mother of All Bombs' in Florida
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said it planned to drop a 21,000-pound MOAB bomb on a range in northwest Florida on Tuesday in the first live test of a powerful new weapon nicknamed the "mother of all bombs."
The bomb packs 40 percent more power than America's current most powerful non-nuclear bomb, the 15,000-pound "Daisy Cutter" used to pound the caves of Tora Bora in Afghanistan (news - web sites) in late 2001, according to officials at Eglin Air Force Base.
Base officials warned residents in neighboring communities to expect a loud noise when the bomb is dropped from a C-131 "Samaritan" aircraft onto the base bombing range some time between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. EST.
"They're expecting residents will hear what could be compared to thunder or a slamming door," a base spokesman, Senior Airman Ryan Hansen, said.
But officials did not know how far away the explosion would be audible because it was to be the first live test of the weapon, Hansen said.
"We've done some that were inert. This is the first one with munitions," Hansen said.
The test comes as United States prepares for a potential war to disarm Iraq (news - web sites).
The MOAB is guided by global positioning satellites, an Eglin spokeswoman said. It spreads a flammable mist over the target, then ignites it, producing a highly destructive blast.
Hansen said Tuesday's weather looked good for the test but that if conditions change, the test could be delayed until Thursday.
Glad they do that stuff over there and not close to where we live in Fl and NO we don't wear hearing aids well atleast not all of us LOL. 
