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Army major bop scales broke down the working of the weapon that u.s. forces dropped on isis fighters. >> this is a modern version of the vietnam-era daisy cutter, it's huge. 11 ton of explosive. it's not dropped from a bomber. it's actually dropped from t the -- from the rear gate of a cargo plane. a parachute and guided to the target by gps. >> so it's accurate? >> it's precision accurate. the purpose is not fragmentation, not shrapnel. it's to build up an overpressure, or blast, if you will. the purpose is to collapse buildings, tear up rail junctions, collapse tunnels through the blast. it ...

Clemens, and huffington post global editorial director howard fine man. great to have all of you here. general, second largest bomb in our arsenal, wal us through. what is this thing and how much damage c it do? >> this is a modern version of the vietnam era daisy cutter. it is 11 tons of explosive. it's not dropped from a bomber. it's dropped from the weird gate of a cargo plane. a para chute pulls it out, it separates from the parachute, and it's guided to the target by gps. >> so it's accurate. >> it's precision accurate. but the purpose of this is not fragmentation, not slhrapnel. it's to ...