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| Russia's "Father of All Bombs" a hoax? |
| 2007-10-04 |
| Edited for brevity. "All that is alive merely evaporates." That's how a Russian official described the effects of what is reportedly the world's most powerful non-nuclear bomb, tested on Sept. 11. A video released by state media shows a Tupolev 160 bomber, a bomb falling as a parachute unfurls and a huge fireball. The Russians call the device the "Father of All Bombs," an homage to the American GBU-43 Massive-Ordnance Air Blast munition nicknamed "Mother of All Bombs." Both weapons weigh around 8 tons, but the Russian device reportedly has a more powerful blast: equivalent to 44 tons of TNT, whereas the American bomb is equivalent to 10 tons. But close analysis of the video reveals inconsistencies that have led some U.S. experts to question the veracity of the Russian claims, and to downgrade assessments of the weapon. It's possible, they say, that the video was partially faked, and that the test was hyped for political reasons. More at link. Initial debut story posted here on Rantburg. |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #7 "FATHER OF ALL BOMBS" + "RODS FROM GOD", "SPACE BOMBS", ETC. > Iran's MOUD was surreally correct that nuclear bombs no longer have place in the [early] 21st Century = contemporary world, i.e. OWG-SWO > means INTER-NATION OR MUKLTI-NATION WARS AND ANTI-GOVT REVOLUTIONS ARE OBSOLETE. There's now only local or minor FACTIONALISMS-SECTARIANISM, i.e. small "POLICE ACTIONS", MORE NUISANCE THAN DIRECT THREAT TO PUBLIC AUTHORITY??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-10-04 20:16 |
| #6 The Tsar Bomb was as big as you dare get on this little planet. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-10-04 19:54 |
| #5 They should work on the world's largest molotov and leave the real explosions to the US |
| Posted by: Bugs Hupusose2306 2007-10-04 18:29 |
| #4 The electric light bulb, helicopters, and mail order brides were also invented in Russia. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-10-04 17:28 |
| #3 A bomb like that would only be good if (a) you had air support to keep your bomber from being blow away before it could drop the thing (b) it had penetration abilities to destroy a hardened bunker. Beyond that the bomb had no real point anyways. Real or not it was a stupid idea. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-10-04 17:17 |
| #2 Is old American expression: whereas maternity is a matter of fact, paternity is a matter of opinion. |
| Posted by: Matt 2007-10-04 16:40 |
| #1 The Russians? Doing propaganda for political reason? I don't believe it. /sarc |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-10-04 15:45 |