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> Using the 6.3 Richter scale, the energy released would be ~43 kilotons of TNT. That's curious. Every yield estimate I've seen so far was substantially higher
by jsnathan 9y ago
> Using the 6.3 Richter scale, the energy released would be ~43 kilotons of TNT.
That's curious. Every yield estimate I've seen so far was substantially higher than this. Could you explain how you arrive at this number?
- tscs37 9y agoI'm curious as well, my estimates based on data from a 5MT explosion being about 6.8 on the scale and various formulas, I'd get into the megaton range, then again, other methods do arrive at a sub-100kT range too.
- MichaelMoser123 9y agoJeffrey Lewis says that its a megaton, that would make them part of the club. https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk/status/904197086815543296 https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk/status/90419708681554329... (the guy from http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/ http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/ says so) Interesting if India and Pakistan will decide that they now need to acquire and test thermonuclear weapons of their own. (unexpected side effects?)
- bb611 9y agoLewis' completion of that line of tweets says it's in the couple hundred kT range, but still a staged TN device.