Russia Tests the Father of all bombs!

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Russia has tested the World's most powerful vacuum bomb, which is said to unleash a destructive shockwave with the power of a nuclear blast. The device detonates in two stages; a small blast disperses a cloud of explosive material which then ignites spontaneously or with a second charge, creating a huge pressure wave.

"This bomb is comparable with a nuclear bomb, "said Alexander Rukshin, deputy head of Russia's armed forces. "I particularly want to emphasise that there are no long-term ecological or environmental consequences."

The bomb is the latest in a series of new Russian weapons and policy moves unveiled as President Vladimir Putin tries to reassert Moscow's role on the international stage. The US has already used similar small-scale devices in Afghanistan. Human rights organisations say as the bombs cover a wide area their use is too indiscriminate.
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http://euronews.net/index.php?page=info&article=442243&lng=1

Sounds meaty:eek:

Russia seem to be flexing there muscles a bit lately:o

At leasts its clean:)
 
Mat said:
Do you think we'll soon hear the patter of tiny bomblets and have the family of all bombs?
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Only if russia lets its bomb near americas mother of all bombs:p


BTW i didnt nmame it the father of all bombs, it was called that in another news report i read somewhere earlyer:o
 
"This bomb is comparable with a nuclear bomb, "said Alexander Rukshin, deputy head of Russia's armed forces. "I particularly want to emphasise that there are no long-term ecological or environmental consequences."
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Other than the gaping hole left in the environment where the bomb hit, the mass death of needless beings...

No... no long term consequences at all.
 
"I particularly want to emphasise that there are no long-term ecological or environmental consequences."
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I call BS, they haven't taken in to account the carbon footprint involved in building the device.
 
nikebee said:
Other than the gaping hole left in the environment where the bomb hit, the mass death of needless beings...

No... no long term consequences at all.
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Those aren't long term consequences. A bit of burnt city/people/fauna does not compare to decades, if not centuries of radioactive contamination that disrupts all life in the explosion zone for the length of the used materials' half-life.

If there was WW3, you would much prefer it to be fought with these weapons, rather than NBC weaponry, as that way there is still a chance for our kind to survive.
 
Honestly what chance do we have in the long term if the major achievements of nations is measured by how much stuff they can blow up :rolleyes:
 
Ex-RoNiN said:
If there was WW3, you would much prefer it to be fought with these weapons, rather than NBC weaponry, as that way there is still a chance for our kind to survive.
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Jeez, dont go given them ideas! Besides, we're doomed whatever they use as they'll use enough of whatever they've got to flatten the place.
 
Mat said:
Jeez, dont go given them ideas! Besides, we're doomed whatever they use as they'll use enough of whatever they've got to flatten the place.
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But if they use these, people can then come into the flat and build it up again :)

If NBC is used, people come into the flat and die, story ends. :(
 
Ex-RoNiN said:
Those aren't long term consequences. A bit of burnt city/people/fauna does not compare to decades, if not centuries of radioactive contamination that disrupts all life in the explosion zone for the length of the used materials' half-life.
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You should read about the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Supposedly animals have already repopulated the area in large numbers. Funny things may well be happening to their collective DNA but as yet it doesn't appear to be hurting their progress. Of course that's not to say there weren't any impacts but I think the outlook is nowhere near as bleak as people would expect.
 
Nullvoid said:
You should read about the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Supposedly animals have already repopulated the area in large numbers. Funny things may well be happening to their collective DNA but as yet it doesn't appear to be hurting their progress. Of course that's not to say there weren't any impacts but I think the outlook is nowhere near as bleak as people would expect.
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You can't compare Chernobyl with a nuclear explosion, you just can't. And in any case, if you read a bit further, follow up articles and investigations into the exclusion zone will find that biodiversity has decreased dramatically in the area.
 
Ex-RoNiN said:
You can't compare Chernobyl with a nuclear explosion, you just can't. And in any case, if you read a bit further, follow up articles and investigations into the exclusion zone will find that biodiversity has decreased dramatically in the area.
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It did decrease but all indications are that it is already happily on the rise again. And it's only been 20 years since the incident not the 'centuries of radioactive contamination that disrupts all life' you were talking about.
 
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