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02-10-2024, 11:26 PM
Such Bomb from U.S. or Israel added somethings in... 
bombs, known colloquially as “bunker busters” for their ability to penetrate deep underground before they detonate, were also fitted with the US-made Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) – a precision guidance kit that converts unguided, or “dumb” bombs, into “smart” munitions that can precisely strike a target – according to Ball. On one plane fitted with bombs, pictured taking off in the video, Ball identified at least four as BLU-109s with JDAM kits.
Other types of large bombs may have been used in the operation, Ball added, but only the BLU-109s were visible in the footage. The munitions contain 535 pounds of explosives, significantly less than MK84s, another type of 2,000-pound bomb frequently used by the Israeli military. “BLU-109s give up explosive weight to be able to penetrate targets better than a MK84,” Ball said.
Video and imagery that CNN geolocated to the scene of the attack in Beirut’s southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, show a large, deep crater, surrounded by rubble from the destroyed buildings. A CNN analysis of video and satellite imagery confirmed four multistory apartment buildings were leveled in the attack.
bombs, known colloquially as “bunker busters” for their ability to penetrate deep underground before they detonate, were also fitted with the US-made Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) – a precision guidance kit that converts unguided, or “dumb” bombs, into “smart” munitions that can precisely strike a target – according to Ball. On one plane fitted with bombs, pictured taking off in the video, Ball identified at least four as BLU-109s with JDAM kits.
Other types of large bombs may have been used in the operation, Ball added, but only the BLU-109s were visible in the footage. The munitions contain 535 pounds of explosives, significantly less than MK84s, another type of 2,000-pound bomb frequently used by the Israeli military. “BLU-109s give up explosive weight to be able to penetrate targets better than a MK84,” Ball said.
Video and imagery that CNN geolocated to the scene of the attack in Beirut’s southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, show a large, deep crater, surrounded by rubble from the destroyed buildings. A CNN analysis of video and satellite imagery confirmed four multistory apartment buildings were leveled in the attack.
