This comes as a response to the United States' recent strike on Afghanistan in which there are at least 94 confirmed deaths of Islamic State group fighters. Russia, not wanting to be outdone, had to show the U.S. their big daddy bomb, and the timing couldn't be more purposeful. "Its effectiveness and capabilities are comparable to nuclear weapons," deputy chief of staff of the Russian armed forces Alexander Rukshin said on the video, provided by The Daily Caller.