Inaccurate Calcs on Bunker Buster Bombs
The claim that each bunker‑busting bomb carried “about 14 tons of explosives” significantly overestimates the GBU‑57’s warhead. The bomb weighs roughly 30,000 lb (13.6 t) in total, but its explosive component is closer to 5,300 lb (2.4 t), not 14 tons.Richter‑scale effects: a 2–4 ton conventional explosion can register around magnitude 2 or less on local seismometers. A 5‑ton blast might reach…
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