'Daisy cutter' proves effective, but has limitations
The tactical utility of the 15,000-pound BLU-82/B "daisy cutter" bomb used in Afghanistan (DAILY, Dec. 13) is relatively limited, officials say. Developed in the late 1960s by Sandia Lab and the Air Force Weapons Lab at Kirtland AFB, N.M., to clear helicopter landing zones in Vietnam, the weapon is...
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