Headline: US drops practice bombs on Great Barrier Reef!

[Diwundrin]

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Geeze, we let the US and China play war games in our backyard and they kick holes in our major tourist toy. Tut.

Expect outraged diplomats and traumatized environmentalists to descend upon you from a great height.
There goes the ANZUS treaty. :glee:
We'd have to go to war over that one, if we could afford it. How's Obama's war chest faring? Anything left in it?



We might just settle for lobbing a few into Yellowstone or something though, we're pretty easy going.

It's not quite as bad as the media headline it to sound though. No damage, but they never let that get in the way of a headline.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jul/20/us-drops-bombs-on-great-barrier-reef-marine-park/

 

[Warrigal]

As long as they clean up their mess, without crashing a nuclear powered sub into the reef, all will be excused.

PS What is an unarmed bomb? Do you have to hit it with a hammer to detonate it ?

 

[Jillaroo]

It's full of concrete Warrigal Here's the link to the story

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...ed-bombing-area/story-fnihsrf2-1226682767552#

 

[Diwundrin]

Some were packed with explosives but weren't primed to go off. Oh well, that's okay then. :biggrin-new:

 

[That Guy]

There goes the ANUS Treaty.

 

[Diwundrin]

There goes the ANUS Treaty.

Hey, you'll have Fern on your case for dropping that Z . Kiwis get a bit 'anal' about things like that. :biggrin-new:

 

[SifuPhil]

Boy, those jump jets have a lot of bad luck, don't they?

I'm sure the farm run-off does a LOT more damage than a few tiny firecrackers ... layful:

Jacques Cousteau must be rolling in his watery grave right about now.