Russia Tests World's Most Powerful Vacuum Bomb

World | September 12, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00

Russia has tested the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the world, CNN reported Wednesday.

The vacuum bomb explodes in an intense fireball combined with a devastating blast, creating a massive shockwave.

The new ordnance is said to be four times more powerful than its previously invented US equivalent.

"The tests have shown that the new air-delivered bomb is comparable to a nuclear weapon in its efficiency and capability," the Deputy Chief of the Russian military's General Staff Colonel Alexander Rukshin explained.

"The weapon does not pose an environmental threat from the release of radiation unlike the nuclear bombs," he added.

The ordnance comes as a result of Russia's attempt at rebuilding its global clout as well as its military.

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