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Awesome Historical Weapons – part IV

Awesome historical weapons – part iv

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  1. 1. During the time of its development, the Mother of all Bombs or the officially named GBU-43/B Massice Ordinance was considered the most powerful non-nuclear weapon ever designed. Tested on March 11, 2003, its blast can destroy 9 city blocks with a radius of 137.61 m. A larger version of 13 tons was reportedly developed.
  2. 2. Nicknamed Father of All Bombs (FOAB), this is a Russian-made air-delivered/land- activated thermobaric weapon. In describing the bombs destructive power, Russian deputy chief of the general staff Alexander Rukshin was quoted as saying, all that is alive merely
  3. 3. Remember those enormous mushroom cloud explosions in history books? Well those were caused by these guys. The Tsar Bomb had a mass of 27 tons and would create a fireball with a radius of 3.5 kilometers.
  4. 4. With twin nuclear reactors that dont need refueling for 23 years and bays that are capable of holding up to 130 F/A-18 Hornets just the appearance of this carrier in any region is enough to influence global politics.
  5. 5. The Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser Testbed, (formerly Airborne Laser) weapons system is a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) mounted inside a modified Boeing 747-400F. It is primarily designed as a missile defense system to destroy tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs) but funding for the program was cut in
  6. 6. http://list25.com/25- most-powerful- weapons-in-history/