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re: From the looks of it, it's going to be an either/or situation.
gbaikie — (archived)

"If the cause is justified then you wont find me protesting the use of MOABs as fast as we can make them (Away from civilian populations... I did not have any problem with their use in Afghanistan- didn't we use them in Tora Bora? I have NO problem vaporizing our true enemies)."

I believe Tora Bora was before the MOAB was developed and as far as I know MOAB hasn't been used yet
"On 11 March 2003 he Air Force tested its Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon at the Eglin Air Force Base Air Armament Center's western test range, dropped from a C-130."
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/moab.htm

The MOAB is not capable of deep ground penetration.
Though MOP is:
"Boeing's Phantom Works is leading the effort to demonstrate the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP). The three-phase technology demonstration builds on design studies that Boeing had conducted for the laboratory. Flight testing is envisaged around 2006. The 6 m [20 feet] long MOP features short-span wings and trellis-type tails. The 13,600 kg [30,000 lb] weapon contains a 2,700 kg [6,000 lb] explosive charge. MOP is designed to go deeper than any nuclear bunker buster and take out 25 percent of the underground and deeply buried targets. It is expected to penetrate as much as 60 meters [200 feet] through 5,000 psi reinforced concrete. It will burrow 8 meters into the ground through 10,000 psi reinforced concrete. Northrop Grumman is working on with Boeing to develop this conventional bunker buster. They are under contract to Air Force Research Laboratory's Munitions Directorate at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and Defense Threat Reduction Agency."
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/dshtw.htm

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