Russia Tests "Father of All Bombs" on September 11
The Cold War supposedly ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, but it appears someone forgot to tell the Russians. On September 11th, Russia tested and detonated the new Tu-160, also known as the 'Father of All Bombs' (FOAB). This bomb is, by our calculations, a direct challenge to the United States-built 'Mother of All Bombs' (MOAB).
When detonated in 2003, the MOAB was the most powerful non-nuclear explosive ever detonated. It contains just over eight tons of explosives with the force of about 11 tons of TNT. The MOAB packs enough power to flatten an area of roughly 9 city blocks.
Russia couldn't be left behind in the race for massively destructive bombs and developed the FOAB. The new national genital compensator destroys an area twice as large as the MOAB, burns twice as hot, and explodes with four times the force -- 44 tons of TNT. All of this force comes out of just over seven tons of an undisclosed high explosive which weighs 2,000 pounds less than the MOAB's innards.
The Russian military is even trying to put a green spin on the device. Alexander Rukshin, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, says, "It is environmentally friendly, compared to a nuclear bomb."
Now that the US has been one-upped on the weapons of mass destruction front, you can bet that the Pentagon is preparing to build a weapon that will essentially turn the Earth into a second Sun, bathing us all in its white-hot flames.
From Slashdot
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