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BLU-82

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Noun1.BLU-82 - a reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan
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anti-personnel bomb, antipersonnel bomb, daisy cutter, fragmentation bomb - a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
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The BLU-82 weapon system, or Daisy Cutter, was first used in Vietnam.
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The fuel-air BLU-82 bomb combines a watery mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminum with air.
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The BLU-82 costs $27,000, is about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, and weighs 15,000 pounds.
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