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  • noun a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive

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  • Fears have risen over the use of thermobaric weapons by Russia after the Ukrainian ambassador to the US said a vacuum bomb – another term for the weapon – had been used during the invasion.

    What are thermobaric weapons and how do they work? Virginia Harrison 2022

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