Hopefully both sides will be able to restrain themselves completely while the cease fire is in effect so that aid can get through.
This Explosion In Yemen Looks Like A Tactical Nuke Going Off
Tyler Rogoway
Filed to: YEMEN
5/12/15 7:05pm
There have been some massive explosions caught on film during the last month of Saudi-led air strikes on Houthi rebel positions, but the result of this particular attack is so enormous you could be mistaken that it’s the kind of mushroom cloud and fallout seen during early tactical nuclear weapons tests.
Watch This Massive Explosion In Yemen Take Out A Weapons Dump
This video is described as a Saudi air strike on a Houthi rebel weapons dump in Yemen. That’s not…Read more
The fireball and resulting mushroom cloud seen in this video is not just from a weapon dropped by a fighter aircraft, but the result of explosive munitions and/or oils and fuels stored at the sight ignited by the initial blast. These “secondary effects” combine to create some absolutely stunningly scary exothermic reactions, as seen above.
I’ve received some mail asking how Houthi rebel forces are so heavily armed that explosions like these continue to happen. The answer is that Houthi forces now control the western half of Yemen, along with Yemen’s antiquated – although still deadly – military stockpiles, which included gravity bombs and SCUD missiles.
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This Explosion In Yemen Looks Like A Tactical Nuke Going Off
This Explosion In Yemen Looks Like A Tactical Nuke Going Off
Tyler Rogoway
Filed to: YEMEN
5/12/15 7:05pm
There have been some massive explosions caught on film during the last month of Saudi-led air strikes on Houthi rebel positions, but the result of this particular attack is so enormous you could be mistaken that it’s the kind of mushroom cloud and fallout seen during early tactical nuclear weapons tests.
Watch This Massive Explosion In Yemen Take Out A Weapons Dump
This video is described as a Saudi air strike on a Houthi rebel weapons dump in Yemen. That’s not…Read more
The fireball and resulting mushroom cloud seen in this video is not just from a weapon dropped by a fighter aircraft, but the result of explosive munitions and/or oils and fuels stored at the sight ignited by the initial blast. These “secondary effects” combine to create some absolutely stunningly scary exothermic reactions, as seen above.
I’ve received some mail asking how Houthi rebel forces are so heavily armed that explosions like these continue to happen. The answer is that Houthi forces now control the western half of Yemen, along with Yemen’s antiquated – although still deadly – military stockpiles, which included gravity bombs and SCUD missiles.
Continue reading at:
This Explosion In Yemen Looks Like A Tactical Nuke Going Off