Definition of Bunker Buster

1. Noun. A 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities.

Exact synonyms: Gbu-28, Guided Bomb Unit-28
Generic synonyms: Laser-guided Bomb, Lgb

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bunker Buster

Bunburying
Bunche
Bundesbank
Bundesliga
Bundy
Bungarus fasciatus
Bungay
Bungee
Bungi
Bungie
Bungis
Bungu
Bunguran
Bungus
Bungy
Bunker Buster (current term)
Bunker Hill
Bunnell's suture
Bunostomum
Bunostomum phlebotomum
Bunostomum trigonocephalum
Bunsen
Bunsen's solubility coefficient
Bunsen-Roscoe law
Bunsen burner
Bunsen burners
Bunsen cell
Bunsen cells
Bunsen pile
Bunsen piles

Literary usage of Bunker Buster

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Legacy in the Sand: Chemical Command in Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm. (1993)
"Time was always a factor in the production of the bunker buster, and all involved knew that every minute could be the critical one. ..."

2. Geological and Geotechnical Engineering in the New Millennium: Opportunities by National Research Council (2006)
"Progress with weapons effects has been made (eg, the development of bunker buster bombs that can penetrate soil cover to attack buried targets) but advances ..."

3. Effects of Nuclear Earth-penetrator And Other Weapons by Nas (2005)
"... BLU-1 13 Air-launched, 5000 pound, laser-guided “bunker buster” with a 4400 pound penetrating warhead. GBU-24B/D/ BLU-l 16 Advanced Unitary Penetrator ..."

4. Globalistan: How the Globalized World Is Dissolving Into Liquid War by Pepe Escobar (2007)
"... Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) launched 5000 missiles, 5-ton bunker-buster bombs, cluster bombs and anti-personnel phosphorus bombs each day into Lebanon. ..."

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