The Atomic Bomb
On July 16, 1945 in the desert by Alamogordo the specialists tested the first nuclear explosive device: a single-stage bomb based on plutonium.
In August 1945, the US demonstrated the power of new weapons all over the world: American bombers dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hirоshima and Nagаsaki. USSR officially announced the analogue creation on March 8, 1950.
In World War II Japan many times used chemical military devices during the conflict with China. At the time of the Chinese bombing Japanese dropped for about 3000 chemical shells. This kind of weapon was constantly used by the Japanese until the war ending. All in all 50 thousand people were killed by toxic chemicals, among them there were military men as well as civilian population.
The next step in the chemical weapons using was done by the Americans. During the severe Vietnam war, they used poison gas very actively, so a plenty of people didn’t have any chance to escape. Since 1963, over Vietnam it was sprayed about 72 million. defoliants liters.
They were used either for the destruction of forests where Vietnamese soldiers were or for settlements bombings.
Laser weapons
In 2010, Americans said they had successfully tested a laser weapon. According to reports that appeared in the media, near the California coast a laser beam with 32 megawatts of capacity shot down four aircrafts.
The planes were crashed from a distance of more than three kilometers. Earlier, the Americans reported that they had tested laser successfully, destroying the ballistic rocket.
US Defense Agency has noted that the laser weapons will be very popular because it can be used to attack multiple targets at once with the light speed at a distance of several hundred kilometers.
Neutron bomb of Samuel Cohen
Neutron bomb, created by the American scientist Samuel Cohen, destroys only living organisms and causes minimal damage. The shock wave from the neutron bomb is 10-20% of the required energy released, whereas in conventional atomic explosion it is about 50% of the energy.
Intercontinental ballistic rocket RS-20 “Satana”
Intercontinental ballistic rockets “Satana” were created in 1970, bringing terror to the probable enemy only by the fact of its existence. SS-18 (model 5), classified as “Satana” was included into the Guinness Record Book as the most powerful intercontinental ballistic rocket. It carries a charge with the capacity of 10,750 kilotons of independent self-guided warheads. There are no any foreign counterparts of “Satana”.
