Wednesday, September 12, 2007
MOSCOW: Russia has tested the worlds most powerful vacuum bomb, an explosive device unleashing a destructive shockwave with the power of a nuclear weapon, the military said on Tuesday.
The bomb is the latest in a series of new Russian weapons and policy moves unveiled as President Vladimir Putin tries to reassert Moscows role on the international stage.
Test results of the new airborne weapon have shown that its efficiency and power is commensurate with a nuclear weapon, Russian Armed Forces deputy Chief Of Staff Alexander Rukshin told Russias ORT First Channel television. You will now see it in action, the bomb which has no match in the world is being tested at a military site, the state-controlled channel said. It showed a Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber dropping the bomb over a testing ground. A large explosion followed. Pictures followed of what looked like a flattened multi-storeyed block of flats, surrounded by scorched soil and boulders. reuters
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Russia builds most powerful vacuum bomb
MOSCOW: Russia has tested the worlds most powerful vacuum bomb, an explosive device unleashing a destructive shockwave with the power of a nuclear weapon, the military said on Tuesday.
The bomb is the latest in a series of new Russian weapons and policy moves unveiled as President Vladimir Putin tries to reassert Moscows role on the international stage.
Test results of the new airborne weapon have shown that its efficiency and power is commensurate with a nuclear weapon, Russian Armed Forces deputy Chief Of Staff Alexander Rukshin told Russias ORT First Channel television. You will now see it in action, the bomb which has no match in the world is being tested at a military site, the state-controlled channel said. It showed a Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber dropping the bomb over a testing ground. A large explosion followed. Pictures followed of what looked like a flattened multi-storeyed block of flats, surrounded by scorched soil and boulders. reuters
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