The government alleged that Nichols, using the alias “Mike Havens,” purchased 40 50-pound bags of ammonium nitrate fertilizer—the main ingredient in the Oklahoma City bomb—from a farm co-op in McPherson, Kansas, on September 30, 1994. From that date forward, the prosecution linked Nichols...
These formations were found to be especially useful in the case of the RAF Victor, with its 35,000 pound bomb load and the USAF B-36 (65,000 pounds) and B-52 (45,000 pounds), while the smaller, although still substantial, ~20,000 bomb load of the Vulcan, Valiant, and B-...
000-pound bunker-buster bomb as part of the joint strike against Houthi targets. The GBU-72 bomb was dropped by a U.S. Air Force jet in an effort to destroy an underground Houthi facility. One official said the bomb hit the target, but it wasn't yet clear if...
troops, or equipment. Its performance was comparable, reaching 54 mph with a 240-mile range. Both types of carriers were often equipped with a powerful winch capable of towing a five-thousand-pound load.