Russia tests the world's largest ever non-nuclear bomb

The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | September 12, 2007

[Stoat]

It's so heartwarming to see the Russkies being so friendly and congenial to all.

(hopefully I don't need to add a 'sarcasm' tag to that)

[Psycho_Bunny]

“That’s MISTER Boom to you...”

[familyop]

I don’t think so, Russia. We use more than that in penetrators.

Massive Ordnance Penetrator (30000lb bomb)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1808917/posts

[IslandJeff]

What’s its delivery system?

Chest-beating. Typical Russkies.

[muawiyah]

Could be the Russians have the same ambition with their bomb that we do with ours ~ to destroy bio-chemical weapons hidden in bunkers.

You just gotta' presume they know something about the common Islamofascist enemy ~ they've been fighting these guys a long time.

[tired1]

the caption reads as follows:
aviation vacuum bomb
enhanced power
russia

[familyop]

My bad. Our penetrator contains less poundage in explosive than its total weight. ...don’t know what it would equal in TNT weight, though.

[Thumper1960]

How'd the Ruskies manage to pack Rosie O'Donut and Michael Mooron into the same casing?

[Delta 21]

[DoughtyOne]

I see so many threats to Russia today. Talk about a leadership crisis based on paranoia...

[Stoat]

What’s its delivery system?

From the first graphic in the article:

"Dropped by parachute from Tu-160 'Blackjack' bomber"

[Stoat]

I see so many threats to Russia today. Talk about a leadership crisis based on paranoia...

Sounds like the Dems   :-)

[LibWhacker]

Yeah, we bad; we copy the Americans.

Have they EVER invented anything? I mean, other than the oxcart?

[Stoat]

the caption reads as follows:
aviation vacuum bomb
enhanced power
russia

Thank you very much!

 

[COBOL2Java]

The film then showed the debris of apartment buildings and armoured vehicles at a testing range, as well as ground burned by a massive explosion.

You'd get the same results sending Helen Thomas to an all-you-can-eat chili cook-off...

[ricks_place]

It's so heartwarming to see the Russkies being so friendly and congenial to all.

Maybe the nice Russians could test one on Iranian Nuke Sites.

[tired1]

any time.

[Vince Ferrer]

Could be the Russians have the same ambition with their bomb that we do with ours ~ to destroy bio-chemical weapons hidden in bunkers.

I think a fuel-air explosive would be limited to the surface to be effective. This seems to be most effective against cities and conventional ground troops.

[DBrow]

A three mile kill radius? I sincerely doubt that, based on TNT equivalent, even if it’s a thermobaric. Even at a 50% lethality that’s ludicrous.

A few days ago they claimed to have a new mineral that absorbed radiation.

Putin is taking Russia back to the fifties.

[Stoat]

Yeah, we bad; we copy the Americans.

Well, according to the article they have exceeded ours by just a bit:

It has been nicknamed the "dad of all bombs" and is four times more powerful than the U.S. "mother of all bombs."

The device is said to be four times more powerful than America's Massive Ordnance Air Blast, nicknamed the Mother Of All Bombs.

Have they EVER invented anything? I mean, other than the oxcart?

Well, certain baked meat pies, profoundly depressing literature, alcoholism as an accepted national pastime and certain hot female tennis stars come to mind.......

Yeah, we bad; we copy the Americans.

Well, according to the article they have exceeded ours by just a bit:

It has been nicknamed the "dad of all bombs" and is four times more powerful than the U.S. "mother of all bombs."

The device is said to be four times more powerful than America's Massive Ordnance Air Blast, nicknamed the Mother Of All Bombs.

Have they EVER invented anything? I mean, other than the oxcart?