It was purportedly (and probably in actuality) intended as a survival aid to be used after landings and before recovery in the Siberian wilderness, although allegedly was intended as a defensive weapon against in-space attacks by the US space program.

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[–] 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

if it needed oxygen from the air it would have to breathe, the explosion happens inside the barrel before it mixes with the atmosphere

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