Subject: Re: US Intel: Iran Only Set Back Months
The fireball that Raizin' is showing might be from a thermobaric weapon. We made those to attack caves in Afghanistan:

https://defensefeeds.com/analy...

A thermobaric bomb, also known as a thermobaric weapon, vacuum bomb, or fuel-air explosive, is a type of explosive that uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion.

Unlike conventional bombs that contain both fuel and oxidizer, thermobaric bombs release an aerosol cloud—made of fuel particles—that mixes with atmospheric oxygen before ignition. This results in a powerful blast followed by a pressure wave that lasts longer and spreads wider than standard explosives.

Because of their oxygen-dependent detonation, they are sometimes also referred to as air-fuel bombs or aerosol bombs. The explosion not only burns intensely but also causes severe oxygen depletion in enclosed or semi-enclosed spaces, making them especially lethal in caves, bunkers, or urban environments. This mechanism is what makes thermobaric bomb effects particularly destructive and difficult to survive—even if one is outside the immediate blast zone.

The fireball is only part of the damage - the shock wave throughout Fordow's underground tunnels would have been massive.