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China tests its Mother of All Bombs (MOAB)
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- China has tested its most powerful non-nuclear weapon, dubbed the "Mother Of All Bombs" by official media in a reference to a US munition used in Afghanistan.
- In a short video published on the website of state arms manufacturer Norinco, the massive bomb drops on to a plain and produces a gigantic ball of fire and black smoke.
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- The bomb, whose strength is only second to that of a nuclear weapon was dropped by a Chinese H-6K bomber.
- No details on the date, location or range of the bomb blast were provided.
- US MOAB: In 2017 the US dropped the most powerful conventional bomb in its arsenal, GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), dubbed the "MOAB" -- the "Mother of All Bombs" - in an attempt to destroy a tunnel network being used by the Islamic State group in the east of Afghanistan.
- Comparison with US’s MOAB: The Chinese bomb is 16 to 20 feet long, but weighs less than the American version.
- This is the first time the new bomb’s destructive powers have been shown in public.
Source
The Hindu