From the very beginning of the history of human civilization, people gifted with extraordinary mental abilities have come up with new methods of extermination of their own kind of creatures. Also during the Cold War, the invention of new types of weapons of mass destruction by both sides of the conflict helped balance the forces and not bring the situation to a critical point.
Nowadays, many states have weapons in their arsenal that can inflict tremendous damage to the enemy and cast doubt on the continued existence of mankind. Read about the 10 most destructive and deadliest weapons.
10. Chemical weapons
The chemical attack was first used during the First World War. Then, not far from the Belgian town of Ypres, German troops used chlorine against Russian troops. A tremendous amount of chemical reagent was released from the cylinders into the air.
During the Second World War, the Japanese command more than once used chemical weapons against the armed forces of China, as well as against the civilian population of the enemy state. During the bombing of the Chinese city of Wotsuy, the Japanese used about 1,000 warheads filled with toxic substance.
Repeatedly this type of mass defeat by the US military contingent during its participation in the Vietnam War. The consequences of such tactics of warfare were thousands of kilometers of poisoned soil and water, hundreds of thousands of dead. In addition, after chemical bombardments, a huge number of people found diseases of various degrees of severity. Women subsequently gave birth to children with severe organic pathologies.
9. Hydrogen "Tsar bomb"
The first tests of this type of weapon occurred on the territory of the Soviet Union. The main objective of such tests is a clear demonstration of the military potential of the USSR, showing its strategic opponents the possibility of military-technical support of the country. At that time, the thermonuclear bomb created in the USA almost 4 times lost in power a hydrogen bomb produced by Soviet inventors.
8. Laser weapons
In 2010, the US leadership announced the success of the latest laser weapons. Prior to this, the US authorities announced the successful testing of an air-based laser.
According to experts, laser weapons will be in great demand. This is due to the fact that it will allow high precision to hit simultaneously several targets located at a distance of several hundred kilometers.
7. Missile system "Topol-M"
It was developed in the late 80s - early 90s of the last century. It is a 3-stage missile built into the transport and launch container. In this form, it can be, without losing its military potential, for at least 15 years.
Despite the cessation of testing the missile system and putting it on alert, some of its components still continue to undergo modernization.
6. The atomic bomb
After the actual end of World War II, tests of the latest nuclear bomb in history were carried out in the United States. And already in August 1945, the American government issued an order to bombard two peaceful Japanese cities - Hiroshima and Nagasaki - with atomic weapons. The consequences of this deadly attack were truly terrifying - two densely populated cities as a result of a nuclear explosion were almost wiped off the face of the earth. Millions of people died and hundreds of thousands received large doses of radiation. To date, none of the US presidents has formally apologized for the deaths of many innocent victims.
5. Neutron bomb
The neutron bomb was invented by a scientist from the United States - Samuel Cohen. It can destroy only living things and cause minimal damage to the environment. The impact of a neutron bomb is carried out by pointing a neutron wave to an object. Its shock wave is almost 3 times smaller than, for example, an atomic one. The creator of the neutron bomb sincerely considered his invention to be the most humane weapon.
4. Biological weapons
Some historians call this type of weapon one of the most ancient, because its analogues were used as far back as 1500 BC. - Then the Hittites, with the help of the deadly plague causative agent, destroyed entire enemy nations.
At the beginning of the two thousandth US senators began to receive envelopes with suspicious white powder. This was the reason for the spread of rumors that in these packages terrorists send disputes of the deadly causative agent of anthrax. As a result of a series of such attacks, 22 people were infected and 5 died. This infection can live in the soil. A person can become infected by touching an infected item, drop by drop, or if they eat infected food.
3. Intercontinental ballistic missile RS-20 "Voivode" (Satana)
This weapon is able to bring even the most powerful enemy into awe. At the moment, there are no foreign analogues of this weapon, superior to it in all respects.
2. MLRS "Smerch"
Experts consider the Smerch multiple launch rocket system to be the most destructive weapon, inferior in its power, perhaps only to a nuclear bomb. It allows you to effectively resist all types of modern armored vehicles.
1. The Sarmat missile
The main characteristics of this type of weapon are still a secret, however, according to the assessment of many authoritative experts, it is in many ways superior in its capabilities, causing terror to the whole world, "Voivode".