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At a time of the most extreme deficit in the history of the world, when America wants diplomacy, instead of military action– the Pentagon focusing on building bigger bombs. Washington Post reports that Pentagon officials are really excited about their new bomb:

“This is the largest single explosive we could imagine doing,” said James A. Tegnelia, director of the Pentagon’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency, which is conducting the test.

The test is aimed at determining how well a massive conventional bomb would perform against fortified underground targets — such as military headquarters, biological or chemical weapons stockpiles, and long-range missiles — that the Pentagon says are proliferating among potential adversaries around the world.

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The June test will detonate 700 tons of heavy ammonium nitrate-fuel oil emulsion — creating a blast equivalent to 593 tons of TNT — in a 36-foot-deep hole near a tunnel in the center of the Nevada Test Site, according to official reports. It aims to allow scientists to model the type of ground shock that will be created, and to weigh the effectiveness of such a weapon against its collateral impact.

We can only wonder how much of our tax dollars are paying for this. What the world needs is improved diplomacy and work on uniting internationally against common enemies: such as famine, disease, poverty, and environmental destruction. These are things that effect everyone (whether directly, or morally), and these are the things that we should set our energy towards. Not building bigger bombs. Full article.

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