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by icegreentea 5523 days ago
They had 'smart' versions of bombs and missiles back in 91. They just didn't have GPS guided ones/cheap guided munitions. They have both now (with cheap in a relative term).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paveway

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To be specific, the relatively cheap GPS-guided bombs that became available after the 1991 Gulf War consisted of new electronics and new tail sections bolted onto ordinary "iron" bombs manufactured many years earlier.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition