Like lawn darts, but with global repercussions
We Are The Mighty: These Air Force 'rods from god' could hit with the force of a nuclear weapon
The 107-country Outer Space Treaty signed in 1967 prohibits nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons from being placed or used from Earth’s orbit. What they didn’t count on was the U.S. Air Force’s most simple weapon ever: a tungsten rod that could hit a city with the explosive power of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. used what they called “Lazy Dog” bombs. These were simply solid steel pieces, less than two inches long, fitted with fins. There was no explosive – they were simply dropped by the hundreds from planes flying above Vietnam.
Lazy Dog projectiles (aka “kinetic bombardment”) could reach speeds of up to 500 mph as they fell to the ground and could penetrate nine inches of concrete after being dropped from as little as 3,000 feet
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WNU editor: You would think that these weapons would burn up when they enter the atmosphere .... but apparently not.
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Has it ever been test fired?
Anon. Not from space.
Reminds me of a movie....GI Joes lol
It's something of a myth that it was used last year when that massive explosion took place in tianmin china I think at a large port facility... it's called the "rod of god"
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.inquisitr.com/2346562/china-tianjin-explosion-was-caused-by-pentagon-rod-of-god-space-weapon-strike-according-to-conspiracy-theorists/amp/
Guess it gives new meaning to that top secret space plane they've been launching into space...
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