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[Rudyred]

I'm thinking it was a nuke, for all the reasons listed, but the biggest one being the soldier who says they'll implement Hammerdown if conventional weapons don't work. "Conventional weapons" is the phrase used to describe all non-nuclear, non-chemical, and non-biological weapons. (See wikipedia if you don't believe me!)

So, technically, the soldier could have been referring to a nuke, chemical weapons, or biological weapons, but considering the situation I'd say it's most likely nukes.

And, in response to those who say, "But we'd never bomb our own country!!" -- Tell that to the people in Nevada and Utah dying of cancer because of the radiation from the nuclear testing done there in the 40's and 50's. If we can bomb our own country just to test nuclear weapons, then I'll bet we can bomb our own country for something as dire as MGP rampaging around.

[Master Shake]

I'm guessing it wasn't a nuke because:

1. EMP would've destroyed the camera's electronics.
2. Fireball from the nuke would've torched everything around the nearby area. From the sounds before the final bombing, the monster was still fairly close to Rob and Beth.
3. Nuclear explosions send shock waves above ground and below ground. Rob and Beth would've been buried by more than just a few rocks (and the camera would've been smashed) from the shockwaves.

I also have some speculations about the stealth bomber dropping bombs that Hud filmed. When the B-2 drops its bombs, you see maybe 8-10 bombs come out of its bomb bay. The B-2 is capable of carrying EIGHTY 500-lb. bombs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-2_Spirit

Anything bigger than a 500-lb. bomb is going to leave massive craters (and again, more shockwaves), make much more noise, and have bigger explosions than what I saw.

My question is, is it possible that they were dropping something other than conventional explosives on MGP? Maybe some kind of chemical weapon like mustard gas? You don't need massive explosions to drop a toxic skin agent, and in fact, the smaller the explosion the better, in order to keep the chemical more localized.

[h311b3nt]

If I was prez and there was a nuclear solution that would not cause fallout to any other area than Manhattan Island, I would drop it. You would have to look at your whole arsenal and determine what would cause the most damage in a single area and, at the same time, cause as little damage a possible to surrounding areas. If that is a tactical nuke…then that is that is what you would use. I personally would use some sort of heavy flammable ordinance to try to corral it back to the ocean.

[penguin-1203]

[Row2k]

I'm amazed at some of the misconceptions on nukes. Do you really think that we haven't advanced on the technology at all since we dropped the bombs in WW2?

[penguin-1203]

[fleabit]

I really don't know why people still think it's a nuke. That makes no sense whatsoever. The only reason I could even think of it being a nuke would be the parasites. Worried they will spread and mate and be a national hazard. MPG himself? Why would you nuke him? Because he might kill everyone in the city? Um...

If he is going to head to other areas, I'm sure they can evacuate well in advance, working out a solution to down him in the meantime. Nuking your own largest city makes absolutely no sense, any way you think about it. What advantages would nuking have? If he is going to destory the city, let him do it and try to stop him in the meantime. Don't do it for him instantly. The fallout regardless of how they dropped it would probably cause sickness, disease, corrupted crops, fish, you name it, and end up killing more people than the critter ever could.

And the two orange-ish bomb explosions really make you think "massive carpet bombing." They did not carpet bomb previously, it seemed like all the strikes were surgical in nature. So now they are just going to for an all out bombardment.

[alptraum]

I also think the parasite things could lead to a nuke. If out of nowhere (assuming the government knew nothing before the attack) some huge thing starts laying waste to a major city and then they start getting reports of smaller things that have some ability to infect people a nuke sounds pretty appealing. Especially if you've been attacking it with conventional weapons including armor and air strikes for hours and its not stopping the thing.

The sequence of explosions in the end does seem like it could be non nuke related. On the other hand, its a movie. And all the talk of Hammerdown being the plan to be used after "one more try" with conventional weapons if they do not work...

[Aquastorm]

[cowboyfromhell]

No freakin way they dropped a nuke.There would be no tape for the DOD to review.

[3000gtx]

Yea let's just nuke an entire city to destroy one monster. perhaps killing many more people in turn. seems highly unlikely we would nuke a part of our own territory, the monster didn't destroy everything in NYC so why do it ourselves?

i say they just a massive bombardment of the area it was in at the time

[jinx-33]

Nuke...

[alptraum]

[3000gtx]

[Rjet]

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