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7:20 in the video.

Evidently the Saudis blowed up a weapons storage cache. That seems to be one hell of a big boom to be anything conventional that a bunch of goat fuckers in Yemen might have. Smaller than any decent sized nuke, mind you, but perhaps a small nuke? (Especially given the mushroom cloud.)



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Looks like one to me. Probably tons of explosives, likely mostly black powder.

There have been a few of those before and they pretty much look the same.


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I'm guessing LPG tank BLEVE.

Or a MST of HE.





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When an ammo dump goes up...it really goes up. This one was likely underground and held the pressure in, producing the intense blast. Mushroom clouds are not unique to nuclear explosions, any large explosion going off will form the distinctive shape. If that was a nuclear detonation, all sorts of agencies, NGO's and various countries would've been howling.
 
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"fireworks" mentioned at 6:18...


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That’s conventional for sure.
 
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The Army used to have an M142 atomic simulator, it came in a 55 gal drum and set off a mushroom cloud.
 
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Haji Haji Boom Boom




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The Army used to have an M142 atomic simulator, it came in a 55 gal drum and set off a mushroom cloud.


I always wanted the box it came in to put on my desk... As a warning to those who'd aggravate me... Smile





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