World's 10 most destructive weapons

New Delhi: With advancement in technology, nowadays very powerful weapons are being manufactured. From tanks to helicopters and fighter jets, all of them are the show off power for developed and powerful countries. Here are the 10 most destructive weapons in the world. These weapons are able to kill and destroy hundreds and thousands of people at once: 1. R-36 ICBMTopping the list is the Russian R-36, which like the Trident is a nuclear armed ballistic missile with intercontinental range. Unlike the Trident, the R-36 is a landbased missile, which takes away some of the terrifying factor. The missile was equipped with a few different warheads. When it was originally deployed it came with a single 18 megaton (mk1) or 25 megaton warhead. 2. The Trident SLBMTrident II D5 is a submarine launched ballistic missile. Deployed by both the United States and United Kingdom, the Trident II is one of the most powerful weapons system in use today. The nuclear powered subs that carry the Trident are pretty terrifying as well. Like the Nimitz class carrier, the American Ohio class and British Vanguard class subs have an unlimited range. Propelled out of the submerged submarine and into the air by pressurized gasses, the Trident ignites only after it leaves the water. The Trident II can then target anything within its 9000 mile range. 3. The Airborne LaserThe YAL-1A is just a 747 with a really big laser mounted on the front. Designed to shoot down enemy ICBMs from hundreds of miles away, the YAL-1A is revolutionary in its ability to destroy a high speed moving target at a massive distance instantly.The YAL-1A is flying hundreds of miles away from the battlefield over friendly airspace. Troops on the ground call in an airstrike and radio GPS coordinates to the YAL-1A, which then immediately fires its laser delivering extremely precise killing power on target at the speed of light. 4. The Predator and Predator B (aka The Reaper)The Predator B or Reaper is the successor to the MQ-1 Predator, which has seen action in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bonsia, Serbia, Pakistan and Yemen. The Predator is so significant and terrifying because it is the first unmanned aircraft ever to engage in armed combat.A Predator was shot down by an Iraqi Mig-25 after firing a missile at it in 2002. 5. Nimitz Class Aircraft CarrierThe Nimitz-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. The lead ship of the class is named for World War II Pacific fleet commander Chester W. Nimitz, who was the Navy's last fleet admiral. With an overall length of 1,092 ft (333 m) and full-load displacements of over 100,000 long tons, they are the largest capital ships in the world. Instead of the gas turbines or diesel-electric systems used for propulsion on many modern warships, the carriers use two A4W pressurized water reactors which drive four propeller shafts and can produce a maximum speed of over 30 knots. 6. Fighter jet: F22 RaptorThe Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation super maneuverable fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. It was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but has additional capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is the prime contractor and is responsible for the majority of the airframe, weapon systems and final assembly of the F-22. Program partner Boeing Defense, Space & Security provides the wings, aft fuselage, avionics integration, and training systems. 7. Attack helicopter: AH-64 ApacheThe Boeing AH-64 Apache is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement, and a tandem cockpit for a two-man crew. The Apache was developed as Model 77 by Hughes Helicopters for the United States Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter program to replace the AH-1 Cobra, and was first flown on 30 September 1975. The AH-64 was introduced to US Army service in April 1986. 8. Tank: Abrams M1A2The M1 Abrams is a third-generation main battle tank produced in the United States. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. Highly mobile, designed for modern armored ground warfare, the M1 is well armed and heavily armored. Weighing nearly 68 short tons, it is one of the heaviest main battle tanks in service. 9. Gun: Kalashnikov AK-47The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the USSR by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova. It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an “AK”, or in Russian slang, Kalash. Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year of World War II (1945). After the war in 1946, the AK-46 was presented for official military trials. In 1947 the fixed-stock version was introduced into active service with selected units of the Soviet Army. 10. Bomb: Improvised Explosive Device (IED)An improvised explosive device (IED), also known as a roadside bomb, is a homemade bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery round, attached to a detonating mechanism. This is mostly used by terrorists and other ganster groups.

World's 10 most destructive weapons

New Delhi: With advancement in technology, nowadays very powerful weapons are being manufactured. From tanks to helicopters and fighter jets, all of them are the show off power for developed and powerful countries. Here are

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