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For reference, there is declassified footage (very clear images, even with some original voice over) of the RDS-4 bomb[0] ("only" 1.5 Megatons) detonating at th
by achairapart 2y ago
For reference, there is declassified footage (very clear images, even with some original voice over) of the RDS-4 bomb[0] ("only" 1.5 Megatons) detonating at the infamous Semipalatinsk Test Site[1] (now Kazakhstan).
[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHRLEMTsLyA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHRLEMTsLyA
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site
- gambiting 2y agoWow, and that's "only" 1.5 megaton, not even that large by the standards of modern arsenals. Absolutely terrifying.