Russia tests world's most powerful non-nuclear air-delivered bomb*
09/11/2007 15:24 Source: AP ©
The Russian military has successfully completed tests of the world's
most powerful non-nuclear air-delivered bomb.
Channel One television said the new ordnance, nicknamed the "dad of all
bombs" is four times more powerful than the U.S. "mother of all bombs."
"The tests have shown that the new air-delivered ordnance is comparable
to a nuclear weapon in its efficiency and capability," Alexander
Rukhsin, a deputy chief of the Russian military's General Staff, said in
televised remarks.
The statement comes amid the Kremlin's efforts to restore Russia's
global clout and rebuild the nation's military might.
The U.S. Massive Ordnance Air Blast, nicknamed the Mother Of All Bombs,
is a large-yield satellite-guided, air delivered bomb described as the
most powerful non-nuclear weapon in history.
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