Pentagon: 30,000 Pound Bomb Too Small

smitty777 writes "According to the Pentagon, the 30,000-pound, precision-guided Massive Ordnance Penetrator GBU-57 bomb is just too small. Concerns around Iran's fortification of their nuclear program facilities has the DoD seeking from Congress something not quite as subdued as the GBU-57, the largest non-nuke bomb operated by the USAF. This 'smaller' bomb just recently won a prize for its ability to cut through 60 feet of concrete. The upgrades will cost $82 million on top of the $330 million spent so far to develop the system. There is some interesting high speed camera footage of the GBU-57 in the video below."

No, no, no!

[ForgedArtificer]

Light speed's too slow! We'll have to go straight to.... Ludicrous Speed!

entirely coincidentally

[Anonymous Coward]

Coincidentally, the construction plans for Iran's entirely peaceful nuclear facilities are being modified to require at least 120 feet of concrete covering to protect them from terrorist attacks and tsunamis.

Re:No, no, no!

[PortHaven]

Oh no...we've gone P-L-A-I-D sir!

The name of the bomb is "Massive"

[mehrotra.akash]

The name of the bomb is "Massive"
How can you call it "Not big enough?"

prizes? I just want to see the competition

[DynamoJoe]

This 'smaller' bomb just recently won a prize for its ability to cut through 60 feet of concrete

A prize like the X-Prize or something? A) who hands out prizes for stuff like this and B) where to I apply to be a judge?

Comment removed

[account_deleted]

Comment removed based on user account deletion

Proposed Backronyms...

[bughunter]

Let's call it the Mountainous Occluded Fortification Ordinance.

Re:The name of the bomb is "Massive"

[somersault]

And after that will come the Mother In Law Of All Bombs

Good Lord, people

[eln]

You already have a giant phallic bomb called a MASSIVE (ordnance) PENETRATOR and it's not good enough for you? Does everyone in the Pentagon have such a small penis or is it just the people in charge of purchasing?

Re:prizes? I just want to see the competition

[Anne_Nonymous]

>> who hands out prizes for stuff like this

The Association of Iranian Concrete Manufacturers

Re:The name of the bomb is "Massive"

[Anonymous Coward]

From Iron Man 2...
I give you....the Ex-Wife.

Re:Good Lord, people

[forkfail]

I guess all the Cialis and Extends commercials, and "get bigger" spam campaigns work well on military brass...

Re:No, no, no!

[Gilmoure]

I'm surrounded by Assholes!

Re:1984 much?

[RightSaidFred99]

This time it's Obama, though. He's different. He makes people feel good about themselves for voting for him, so he can't possibly be a warmongerer.

Re:No, no, no!

[Anonymous Coward]

Keep firing assholes!

Re:No, no, no!

[fooslacker]

I wish I had mod points because you sir are Insightful.

Re:No, no, no!

[Dishevel]

They are not just building the bigger bomb for money.
The are doing it for a SHIT LOAD of money!

Re:No, no, no!

[shutdown -p now]

Light speed's too slow!

That's because your photons aren't MIL-SPEC.

Indeed

[tripleevenfall]

Somebody set them up the bomb.

Re:Point being?

[jd2112]

Perhaps they should load the cargo bay with pallets of $100 bills. Dropping those on the enemy might be cheaper and more destructive than dropping bombs. Of course the defense industry would complain that the dept. of engraving and printing was getting a no bid contract on munitions.

Re:No, no, no!

[Beardo the Bearded]

A MIL-SPEC photon would have the weight of a neutron.