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| Iran claims to have ‘father of all bombs,’ overshadowing American ‘mother’ |
| 2017-09-17 |
| [RT] A top commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) claims that the country possesses the "father of all bombs" which overshadows the most powerful non-nuclear ordnance of the US. The bomb was developed under a special request of the IRGC, the corps’ Aerospace Force commander, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, said in an interview on Friday. "Following a proposal by the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), [Iran’s] Defense Industries [Organization] manufactured a 10-ton bomb. These bombs are at our disposal," PressTV cited the commander as saying. "They can be launched from Ilyushin aircraft and they are highly destructive," he added, without providing any further details on the capabilities of the ordnance. The bomb is four times more powerful than the one dropped by the US in Afghanistan. © RootersForget the ’mother of all bombs,’ meet the Russian-made ’daddy’ The commander called the device the "father of all bombs," comparing it to the US GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), commonly known as the "mother of all bombs." Since the American device weighs 9.8 tons and yields 11 tons in TNT equivalent, the IRGC commander presumably referred to the weight of the new Iranian ordnance rather than its destructive potential. The MOAB was developed in 2003 and first used in combat this April, when the US dropped the device in Afghanistan on a mountain tunnel complex used by Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIS) terrorists. The new Iranian ordnance, however, might trigger a bomb paternity dispute, as Russia already possesses a non-nuclear ordnance known as the "daddy." The Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power, known as the ’father of all bombs’ (FOAB), was successfully tested by Russia in 2007, with impressive results for a non-nuclear device ‐ a 44-ton yield when detonated. The bomb explodes midair, vaporizing its targets, collapsing structures, and leaving a moon-like scorched landscape. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Still waiting for the "Dirty Bastard of All Bombs" |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-09-17 22:55 |
| #6 #5 War Crimeâ„¢ |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-09-17 22:01 |
| #5 Wait till they find out we have an Ex-Wife of All Bombs. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-09-17 20:22 |
| #4 Wake me when somebody comes forth with the Sister-in-Law's Cousin Twice Removed of all bombs. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2017-09-17 20:04 |
| #3 Now we know where China's 10 Billion "investment" went... |
| Posted by: Threse tse Tung5139 2017-09-17 12:54 |
| #2 They can put it next to their hypercavitating torpedo. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-09-17 11:17 |
| #1 ...You know, I'd give real money if these people would just SHUT UP..... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-09-17 07:38 |