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		jandrewrogers 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites The point is not to dig a hole. Penetration depth is a function of compression strength of the medium. Every bomb leaves a path of debris in its wake with negligible compression strength that subsequent bombs can pass through before expending their energy.

missedthecue 7 months ago [–]

But they compact the material beneath the explosion.

jandrewrogers 7 months ago | [–]

That does not materially add to compression strength.

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