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Shocking photos show massive fireball caused by explosion at Russian ammo dump
Business Insider ^ | Aug. 5, 2019, | Ryan Pickrell

Posted on 08/08/2019 5:06:52 PM PDT by tlozo

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To: mrsmith
If the smaller rounds are tank rounds (125 mm gun) there may indeed be depleted uranium (sabot) rounds.

Another possibility is that there may be bunkers storing tactical nukes (152 mm rounds) at the site. That could make a real mess to clean up.

21 posted on 08/08/2019 8:15:58 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Celtic Conservative

three words not often seen together in the same sentence: Russian Quality Assurance


22 posted on 08/08/2019 8:48:45 PM PDT by slapshot ( Speaker Ryan was a sober and less tan version of John Boehner)
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This happened in Ukraine a few years ago. They had to shut down the main north south railway. “And the rockets red glare...😜🎵🎵🎵
23 posted on 08/09/2019 3:48:32 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: butlerweave

“Why do the Russians always put these Auto Exploding Ammo Dumps in towns ?”

They don’t care


24 posted on 08/09/2019 4:23:49 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: butlerweave

“Why do the Russians always put these Auto Exploding Ammo Dumps in towns ?”

Human shields against attacks.

Life is cheap in Russia


25 posted on 08/09/2019 4:28:13 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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