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bunker buster
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bunker buster
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A bomb that is designed to attack underground fortified positions by penetrating rock or concrete to a certain depth before exploding.
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Noun1.Bunker Buster - a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities


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The US admitted privately that an attempt to assassinate Saddam with bunkerbuster bombs on Monday had probably failed.
In earlier raids around Kandahar, the Taliban stronghold where Osama bin Laden has training camps, the US used 5,000-pound laser-guided bunkerbuster bombs, which cansmash through concrete fortifications.
The US admitted privately that an attempt to assassinate Saddam with bunkerbuster bombs on Monday had probably failed.
 
 
 
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