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The Tsar Bomba is the single most physically powerful device ever deployed on Earth, the most powerful nuclear bomb tested and the largest human-made explosion in history. [65] For comparison, the largest weapon ever produced by the US, the now-decommissioned B41 , had a predicted maximum yield of 25 Mt (100 PJ).
The MOAB is the most powerful conventional bomb ever used in combat as measured by the weight of its explosive material. [29] [30] The explosive yield is comparable to that of the smallest tactical nuclear weapons, such as the Cold War-era American M-388 projectile fired by the portable Davy Crockett recoilless gun.
This weapon was claimed to be the most powerful conventional (non-nuclear) weapon in the world, more powerful than GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, which is often unofficially called "Mother of All Bombs" or MOAB. [1] [2] FOAB was successfully field-tested in the late evening of 11 September 2007. [3]
The 1945 photo shows Manhattan Project physicist Harold Agnew holding the heart of one of the most devastating weapons in the world.
An illustration of Cardinal Richelieu holding a sword, by H. A. Ogden, 1892, from The Works of Edward Bulwer Lytton "The pen is mightier than the sword" is an expression indicating that the written word is more effective than violence as a means of social or political change.
A B83 casing. The B83 is a variable-yield thermonuclear gravity bomb developed by the United States in the late 1970s that entered service in 1983. With a maximum yield of 1.2 megatonnes of TNT (5.0 PJ), it has been the most powerful nuclear weapon in the United States nuclear arsenal since October 25, 2011 after retirement of the B53. [1]
Even if the founders meant to convey individual rights to private possession of weapons — a historically dubious claim — the 2nd Amendment certainly does not guarantee the right to possess any ...
The Sword of Shannara – The sword enchanted by the druids to reveal truth in Terry Brooks novels. The Sword of Truth – The sword wielded by the Seeker of Truth in the Terry Goodkind novels. Callandor - an unbreakable sword made of crystal, "The Sword That is Not a Sword" is also a powerful aid to channeling (magic) in the Wheel of Time series.