Bombing tests have no environmental impact: US
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A recent United States Air Force practice bombing mission in the Marshall Islands could become a regular sight in the future.
Two B-52 strategic bombers dropped concrete-filled practice bombs near the US missile test range at Kwajalein Atoll in May.
The US is building-up its military presence on Guam in what has been described as the biggest redeployment since the Vietnam war.
The commander of the 96th Bomb Squadron based at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam, Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Matthews, says the air force is at pains to ensure the practice bombing will not cause any environmental damage.
"They are basically a bomb body filled with concrete with the guidance tail kit on," he said.
"There's no environmentally unfriendly elements to the bomb itself, there's no caustic materials or anything like that.
"The damage, if there is damage, might come from a miss, but once it hits the water it's going to go to the bottom and stay there."
