Pentagon confirms first use of thermobaric weapon
BOMB USED: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has confirmed the first use of the developmental thermobaric weapon, a deep-penetrating bomb. The new weapon, used over the weekend against suspected al Qaeda forces in eastern Afghanistan, was aimed at a "cave complex that we thought was tactically...
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