Russia used the weapon in its invasion of Ukraine, British officials claimed. Russia and the United States have both used thermobaric weapons in previous conflicts and have been in a decades-long race ...
Russia has been packing thermobaric warheads in its Iranian-designed Shahed drones and homemade variants. Ukrainians on the front lines of efforts to protect civilians told BI the threat is getting ...
Thermobaric weapons like the ODAB-1500UMPK raise serious ethical questions, as their indiscriminate effects in populated areas can cause civilian casualties and long-term environmental damage. Caustic ...
In the battlefields of Ukraine, the ground begins to shake with the slow, but steady movement of a lethal Russian TOS-2 Thermobaric Rocket Launcher, an powerful rocket artillery system called the ...
July 14, 2025: China recently tested a 2 kg thermobaric explosive device. This weapon created a 1,000 degree Celsius fireball that lasted two seconds. This was fifteen times longer than any current ...
The Hague — Two Dutch intelligence agencies said on Friday that Russia is increasing its use of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine, including the World War I-era poison gas chloropicrin. The ...
Turkey has developed a “most powerful” thermobaric bomb capable of blasting below 90m of rock and earth, according to state media. The 970kg Gazap (Ghost) and Hayalet (Wrath) weapons were developed by ...
Russia has been packing thermobaric warheads in its Iranian-designed Shahed drones and homemade variants. Ukrainians on the front lines of efforts to protect civilians told BI the threat is getting ...