vaccum bomb trial by russia,,......?

Question

a day ago,russia tuk a trial of the much hyped vaccum bomb(father of all bombs tats wat dey term it).....dey say its more destructive than nuclear bomb..nd wont cause any harm to envt...the ques arises is since it makes all living things to evaporate generating more heat than any nuclear counterpart,,,....shud not un interfere ....after all,counteries lyk india (though a frnd of russia) often is prohibited frm usin less destructive ones.....

Answer 1

Wow !!! we figured out a new way to kill people.

Vacume bomb, neutron bomb, hydrogen bomb, atomic bomb, nuclear bomb etc etc i think we can feel pretty safe on this planet now.

Answer 2

Moscow Announces Powerful New Bomb
September 12, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- It's being dubbed the "father of all bombs" and it is alleged to have a capacity four times more powerful than its U.S. equivalent.

Speaking on Russia's state ORT television channel on September 11, Colonel General Aleksandr Rukshin, the deputy chief of Russia's armed forces, said the bomb had been successfully tested at a military site.

"The results of the trial of the newly created aviation bomb have shown that its effectiveness and potential are comparable to a nuclear bomb," Rukshin said. "At the same time I particularly want to emphasize that this bomb does not cause ecological or environmental pollution, in contrast to a nuclear bomb."

Television pictures showed the bomb dropping by parachute from a Tu-160 supersonic bomber and flattening what appeared to be a four-story block. The report said the bomb, technically known as a thermobaric device, contained 7 tons of explosives.

Old Technology, But On Larger Scale

Pavel Felgenhauer, who writes a column on defense issues in the "Novaya gazeta" newspaper, explained how the so-far unnamed device works.

"It's a bomb filled with flammable liquid," Felgenhauer says. "The bomb drops, breaks up, the liquid is released, it swiftly evaporates, and then there is a delayed igniter that ignites the mixture of air and flammable liquid. There's a terrific shock wave after such an explosion and very high temperatures. The problem is, of course, that they are much heavier than nuclear weapons."

The extra weight, Felgenhauer says, makes them harder to transport than nuclear bombs. According to the report, the designers have used nanotechnology to increase the power of the bomb. But Felgenhauer says there is nothing new here.

"Such bombs, of course, have already been used for 40 years," he says. "They were first invented by the Americans and used in Vietnam, then used very much by the Russian military in Afghanistan. They were used in Chechnya. Basically, such bombs are used against troops in bunkers, because the exploding fuel-air mixture can also penetrate trenches and bunkers."

Military On Parade

The testing of the weapon comes at a time when Russia is attempting to reassert itself on the international stage. In recent months, President Vladimir Putin has revived the Soviet practice of sending heavy bombers out on long-range flights.

"I think that this is part of a sustained campaign just to remind people that Russia is a powerful military force, " says Robert Hewson, editor of "Jane's Air-Launched Weapons." "This is not a majorly significant military weapon, because it's a free-fall bomb that has to be dropped by bomber, so it's not going to be used in any advanced conflict. But it is clearly destructive and it's attention-getting, and that's what its most important purpose is."

Already strained relations between Russia and the United States soured further recently over Washington's plans to deploy parts of an antimissile system in Central Europe. Moscow is opposed to the U.S. plans, saying they are a threat to Russia's security. Washington says the shield is meant to defend against potential attacks from states such as Iran.

Answer 3

no use , it cannot save Russia from the sleeping cell of terrorist.
to day all countries have enemy - in the form of sleeping cell.
we must make a instrument to find out the mind thinking corectly.
the polygraphs, chemoanalysing, .mind mapping is not
powerful
the scientist community must come forward to invent such machinery to save the world from the destuction.

Answer 4

I would just say GUYS GROW UP !! For God's sake atleast think about the future generation. For how long are we going to fool ourselves as being civilized and still march towards the deadend??

Answer 5

It is a good move by Russia in a present situation where only US is dectating the entire world as well as United Naions

Answer 6

A power full one can do any thing.
As USA can go any where ,
can do any thing there .
EVEN your RUSSIA
a other name of big brother ,
can do it .

Answer 7

i think this is not the big question.
my question is against whome this bomb will be used?

Answer 8

whats the question dude?