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Furious Putin prepares to use 'father of all bombs' as brave Ukrainians hold up advance: West warns Russia could use terror weapon that vaporizes bodies alongside a massive Amphibious assault as invaders run into fierce resistance in Kyiv
https://www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | UPDATED: 16:24 EST, 27 February 2022 | By DAVID WILCOCK, and CHRIS PLEASANCE

Posted on 02/28/2022 12:23:31 PM PST by Red Badger

Russia could use savage superweapons that vaporize bodies and crush internal organs if their assault of Ukraine becomes bogged down, Western officials warned tonight.

They fear Vladimir Putin could resort to high-power thermobaric weapons - dubbed the 'father of all bombs' - as brave Ukrainians resist his attempts to take control of Kyiv.

There are also concerns that units that are running behind schedule as they encounter stiff opposition could resort to indiscriminate shelling as a terror weapon.

Thermobaric weapons - also known as vacuum bombs - are high-powered explosive that use the atmosphere itself as part of the explosion. They are among the most powerful non-nuclear weapons ever developed.

A thermobaric bomb dropped by the US on Taliban in Afghanistan in 2017 weighed 21,600 pounds and left a crater more than 300 meters (1,000 feet) wide after it exploded six feet above the ground.

Thermobaric weapons were developed by both the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the 1960s. In September 2007, Russia detonated the largest thermobaric weapon ever made, which created an explosion equivalent to 39.9 tons.

The U.S. version of the weapon reportedly costs over $16 million each.

'My fear would be that if they don't meet their timescale and objectives they would be indiscriminate in their use of violence,' the official said. 'They don’t adhere to the same principles of necessity and proportionality and rule of law that Western forces do.'

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Russia
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To: dfwgator

Yes wow! I remember that movie from years ago, great one with Rebecca Demornay. Married couple hires a nanny who turns out to be Hillary Clinton lol


101 posted on 02/28/2022 6:36:41 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: dfwgator

That’s a great scene isn’t it. Critics always praise certain scenes in the Godfather or Goodfellas, but damn that scene is just as good as anything in those movies. What blew my mind was how she was shaking, I never seen any actor do that, at least not that convincing. “They’ll be scraping your nipples off these fine leather seats”


102 posted on 02/28/2022 6:42:05 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: Tipllub

I remain in the same frame of mind I have lived my entire life in.

TRUST NO ONE, BELIEVE NOTHING, UNTIL YOU HAVE RESEARCHED AND PROVEN TO YOUR OWN SATISFACTION!

EVEN THEN REMAIN SCEPTICAL AT ALL TIMES!


103 posted on 02/28/2022 10:15:57 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: DownInFlames

What a crock; AFE’s are just the newest, best, most efficient ant-personnel munitions to be invented.

If it’s a war crime to use them then George Bush is a war criminal, he used one in Afghanistan in March 2002.


104 posted on 02/28/2022 10:27:50 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Paradox

I know. They were made right near where I am sitting...................


105 posted on 03/01/2022 5:25:40 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Pilgrim's Progress

A Fuel-Air bomb?....................We used one in Iraq............


106 posted on 03/01/2022 5:41:37 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Interesting —in the early 90s when family budget was limited. Very limited— POstum was consumed regularly. Half the price of coffee. Not found on store shelves when I happened to look a few months ago. Listening to old time radio recently I heard it advertised on Father Knows Best from early 50s.


107 posted on 03/01/2022 6:49:01 PM PST by whistleduck
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