US intelligence pointed to Osama bin Laden hiding in the mountains of Afghanistan within the cave complexes several hundred feet below the ground. Then, in March of 2002, the Department of Defense and the United States Air Force unleashed their newest weapon on top of the al-Qaeda and Taliban forces. Developed under unprecedented circumstances with scientist Nguyet Anh Duong at the helm, the BLU-118 B thermobaric bomb was built in a rush, ignoring most safety procedures and previous testing due