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Russia Tests World's Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb

Posted by samzenpus on from the big-boom dept.

mahesh_gharat writes "Russia has tested the "Father of all bombs," a conventional air-delivered explosive that experts say can only be compared with a nuclear weapon in terms of its destructive power.The device is a fuel-air explosive, commonly known as a vacuum bomb, that spreads a high incendiary vapour cloud over a wide area and then ignites it, creating an ultra-sonic shock wave and searing fireball that destroys everything in its wake."

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  1. In Soviet Russia... by digitalhallucination · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ah, never mind, too easy.

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  2. Re:Who's your daddy? by cez · · Score: 1, Redundant

    President Putin last month ordered a permanent resumption of strategic bomber flights around the world, ending a 15-year suspension of long-range air patrols. The move is to protect Russia's shipping routes and ``economic zone,'' he said.

    In Soviet Russia, bombs protect YOU!.


    ...sorry couldn't resist.

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  3. Obligatory by The+Orange+Mage · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In Soviet Russia, bomb tests you!