Russia Builds "Dad Of All Bombs"
Russian Military Says It Successfully Tested World's Most Powerful Non-Nuclear Air-Delivered Bomb
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In this image from video, the cloud rises after detonation of U.S. Air Force's Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or MOAB, Tuesday, March 11, 2003, in Florida, after a test of the biggest bomb in the U.S. arsenal. On Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, Russia said it built a bomb four times more powerful. (Department of Defense)
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Now, Russia claims it has built the "dad of all bombs," claiming that it is four times more powerful, has an epicenter temperature that is twice as high and covers double the area with its destructive force.
Russian state television says the military has successfully tested what it describes as the world's most powerful non-nuclear, air-delivered bomb.
Alexander Rukshin, a deputy chief of the Russian armed forces staff told the Channel One television station that the bomb is comparable to a nuclear weapon in efficiency and capability, but unlike a nuclear weapon, it doesn't hurt the environment. He described the mechanism of the bomb's destructive capabilities, saying that it is based on the detonation of a fine spray of combustible substance resulting in a shockwave and a high temperature explosion.
The Channel One television report showed the bomb dropped by parachute from a bomber and exploding in a massive fireball. It featured the debris of apartment buildings and armored vehicles at a test range, as well as the scorched ground from a massive blast.
"It will enable us to ensure the state's security and at the same time oppose international terrorism in any situation and in any region," Rukshin said.
With extra oil revenues, the Kremlin has been taking steps to rebuild its global clout and its military.
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While America has to ask Daddy China if she can borrow more money to build more toys!
America is at the mercy, (and in debt), to so many other countries. We are NO LONGER a "Super Power". Anyone who still considers the U.S. as a "Super Power" is extremely naive and uneducated.
Posted by cbscrash07
Maybe, but the Russians invented television and baseball, and the Americans stole those. Not to mention Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
co-existence.
time. a planet getting worse never better.
like people who have lost their legs, never
getting new ones. medical community stumped.
the scumbag princesses live on.
"well now what will america do...keep her noes home mind her own business and stay out of other nations.." posted by MichelleM99
Well, Michelle, we can only hope!
HOW big is it?
The story says its real big--just don''t worry about silly numbers. When we say its big--its big...don''t concern yourself with any real validation.
Posted by Osiris0175 at 09:35 PM : Sep 11, 2007
Someone got to fill up the big, big, hole from the big, big. bomb Did Putin tell Bush his friend about this did he not see it in his soul Oh My
Posted by ms38654ob at 09:42 PM : Sep 11, 2007
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I''m sure that will really **** off the folks at Home Depot!
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I remember a device like this being used in the movie "Outbreak" to destroy an entire town full of disease. However that was just a film.
Posted by dargay at 10:06 PM : Sep 11, 2007
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That effect you saw in the movie is quite accurate, as the radius of the chemical that ignites the air is getting larger and larger from these bombs. However, they are so large and heavy, that they have to be delivered by a cargo plane, having the bomb fall out the back cargo door, or a very heavy bomber. The bomb is so large that the bomb-bays of most bombers cannot hold it.
And, most of the large bombers and cargo planes are so slow that they could easily be taken down with even the oldest surface-to-air-missile technology.
Essentially, these bombs are mostly for show and are barely useful strategicly.
Posted by singinrick at 12:36 AM : Sep 13, 2007,,,
The U.S. Department of Defense reports that Israel has over 60 active defense contracts with China and would probably arm China further if the U.S. did not object. It''s ironic reading your Post if true that Israel is contributing to it''s own destruction!
eco-bomb?
all the wierd religion crud is distracting the conversation. so, an air burt chemical weapon of such size to out-bomb the US? anybody want to bet they are using something the U.S. Air Force was probably banned from using?
did they mention what this thing was designed to be used against?
the U.S. builds the MOAB to take out "nuclear only" bunkers in bad behaving military states, without having to actually use nukes? and the Russian model will do what?
Posted by bptdude at 01:21 AM : Sep 13, 2007,,,
The Russian''s will have to mount this large over sized bomb on some slow moving aircraft and attempt to get near the United States with it. I say attempt, because fat chance of that! The U.S. Air Force won''t let any Russian aircraft carrying this large bomb get anywhere near the U.S., in fact it won''t get pass forward deployed Aircraft Carriers! The Russians built this for the Chechen''s! This bomb has Chechnya written all over it!
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by bptdude
September 13, 2007 1:41 AM PDT
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See all 34 Commentssomebody already corrected me.
i used the term "chemical weapon" incorrectly.
it is a "fuel-air explosive device".
bathing a large area in a hazardous chemical is not "legal" in war. bathing a large area in hazardous chemical that explodes horribly, is "OK" to do and not a chemical weapons.
sorry, my bad.
anyway, the US used the MOAB when they had Bin Laden pinned down in the hills of Tora Bora. It basically was just to shake the ground for a large area, and didn''t collapse the caves as hoped. So, we made a loud noise and might have knocked his tea cup to the floor. These things are not good bunker busters, because you can''t push them deep into the ground first.
fine fine, I was very wrong on some things...
But, still, isn''t this the opposite of a smart bomb? Isn''t the daddy of all bombs really just a "developmentally challanged" bomb? It doesn''t really percisely do anything. Just a very big stick.