Tsunami bomb tested by US

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Tsunami bomb, a rival for nuclear weapons, was tested by U.S., New Zealand: archived secret files

During its search for the 'ultimate weapon' to end World War II, the United States apparently teamed up with New Zealand to test a 'tsunami bomb,' which could be used to destroy the enemy's coastal cities.

Ray Waru, an author, film maker and television producer in New Zealand, uncovered the top secret files of "Project Seal" from the national archive, which told how the two countries conducted tests of this 'tsunami bomb' in the waters around Auckland and New Caledonia in the 1940s.

Read more: Tsunami bomb, a rival for nuclear weapons, was tested by U.S., New Zealand: archived secret files | Geekquinox - Yahoo! News India

 

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And then New Zealand got screwed even more with more unstable pacific fault lines ?

 

[Razor]

Tsunami bomb, a rival for nuclear weapons, was tested by U.S., New Zealand: archived secret files



Read more: Tsunami bomb, a rival for nuclear weapons, was tested by U.S., New Zealand: archived secret files | Geekquinox - Yahoo! News India

Why exactly do they want to drop a bomb in the ocean to create a tsunami, which will then destroy coastal cities ?
I don't get it. Why can't they just bomb the cities instead ?
Maybe the tsunami will damage many coastal cities, is that what it is ?