Russian test "Dad of all bombs"

Probably we have read in history books about the atomic bombs used in World War II. We have seen many science fictional movies where nuclear weapons were launched or detonated. Many countries have been negotiating to disarm their arsenals of nuclear weapons, other countries have been developing nuclear weapons programs for example India. India is still fighting for nuclear deal get to be done.

But Russia has successfully tested what it described as the world's most powerful non-nuclear air-delivered bomb, Russia's state television reported on Tuesday.It was the latest show of Russia's military muscle amid chilly relations with the United States. The new weapon, 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.

Unlike a nuclear weapon, the bomb doesn't hurt the environment.The Russian bomb contains 7.8 tons of high explosives compared to more than 8 tons of explosives in the U.S. bomb, it's four times more powerful because it uses a new, highly efficient type of explosive.
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