Bomb detonated in DC--snark

Yesterday evening, a bomb of terrible destructive power, termed a "doomsday device" by Democratic leaders was detonated in Washington DC.  Reports have identified a room in the White House as the epicenter of the blast.  Its effects were felt immediately in the capital and elsewhere throughout the nation, causing widespread reports of nausea, confusion, and despair.  There were even instances in some cities of heads exploding.  

But the worst may not be over, experts say, because the greatest damage from this bomb—created at the American Enterprise Institute during the 1990s--occurs long after the initial explosion.

The device, called the Global Warfare Bomb, or GWB, was first tested shortly after September 11, 2001, and went operational in Afghanistan in 2002, and then again in Iraq in 2003.  Iin both places, situations on the ground went quickly from bad to worse.  Some analysts also believe a GWB was exploded by accident over New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina, which would account for the difficulty of that city to regain basic services and infrastructure after nearly two years.

When questioned, military authorities refused comment except to note that GWB was a classified system still under testing.  "If it was used," said one high-ranking officer who spoke under condition of anonymity, "it had to have been a mistake.  The military does not regard that system to be ready for prime time."

Like the neutron bomb, the GWB is designed to do most of its damage to people, not infrastructure, though witnesses claim to have seen heavy damage since its first use in 2001 to the nation’s forests, water, and air, as well as the ability to secure its ports.  

The GWB resembles an undersea earthquake in its heavy destructive collateral aftereffects, much like a tsunamiof the kind that struck the Indian Ocean in December 2004.  These grow over time, in a sort of deadly harmonic reverberation.  Poisonous residue and fallout linger long after the GWB has exploded, leading to destructive consequences for people far removed in both time and distance from the original blast.

With the effects of earlier GWB detonations still reverberating throughout the world, expert opinion agrees that even if the GWB system were decommissioned immediately, residual effects from last night’s blast will trouble the world’s natural and political systems for years to come.