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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...