Warplanes: January 2, 2001

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trainers bought in 1967.--Stephen V Cole

Britain has tested a new 1,000-pound bomb with a hard tungsten casing to improve penetration of concrete and soil. In theory, this would allow smaller bombs to deal with the same targets that now require larger non-penetrating bombs. Larger bombs cause more collateral damage,

 

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