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In reply to the discussion: Bombing of Damascus [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(105,885 posts)44. This was not a nuclear weapon
There's no point in linking to discussions of nuclear weapons. This wasn't one of them. No-one who knows what a nuclear weapon is - Assad, Iran, or anyone - thought for a moment that this was a nuclear weapon.
Fairly obviously, you've Googled "depleted uranium" and "nuclear weapon", and posted a result, hoping this shows something. It doesn't. As we can see from your link, that was not a nuclear weapon - "There is no way for any known penetrating bomb to bury itself deeply enough to contain a nuclear blast. This means that the B61-11 would leave an immense crater and eject a huge amount of radioactive fallout into the air" - and there was no nuclear blast, was there?
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Exactly. It's a big blast but no flash. As far as DU that's a penetration round.
Spitfire of ATJ
May 2013
#7
I wondered if it was a fuel/air bomb, but I'm certainly no expert in these things.
Adsos Letter
May 2013
#10
I read the NYT article 2x and didn't see that...could you point it out for me?
maddezmom
May 2013
#24
Why post the dumb lying video that says it's nuclear? And it's a lie that Iran sent nuclear weapons
muriel_volestrangler
May 2013
#23
So are you going to remove your claim in #20 that Iran sent Hizbollah a nuclear weapon?
muriel_volestrangler
May 2013
#28
Good, because making claims about "nuclear weapons" is hyperbolic and deeply irresponsible.
Warren DeMontague
May 2013
#29
That actually tells us that source doesn't know what they're talking about
muriel_volestrangler
May 2013
#45
Of course, if Syria strikes back, we will brand it the aggressor nation and send "help" to Israel.
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2013
#40