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Oxygen starvation bombs/balls could extinguish fires

By Hicbd
Thu Mar 11 2021 10:06 am

"In the piece, Benitez suggests a technique whereby guided bombs are dropped on a fire, emitting a shockwave that snuffs out airflow behind it and temporarily slows a fire’s spread. Last month, the Swedish air force actually did drop a 500-pound GBU-49 laser and GPS-guided bomb from a fighter jet onto a burning forest that was threatening local communities."

URL:
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/08/10/could-the-air-force-bomb-wildfires-into-submission/
https://www.wisn.com/article/fire-extinguisher-bomb-helps-police-put-out-fires-ahead-of-fire-department/30302008
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOwOYVJ9IgA

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Fires Wildfires Weapons / Bombs / WMDs

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