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30 kilotons is tiny. Both US and USSR tested hydrogen bombs in the 48-50 megaton range.
by imaginenore 12y ago
30 kilotons is tiny.
Both US and USSR tested hydrogen bombs in the 48-50 megaton range.
- arethuza 12y agoThe largest US test was Castle Bravo at 15Mt and that was far more than the expected yield of ~6Mt (which caused a lot of problems): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo The Soviets did test a 50Mt version of a 100Mt design - the "Tsar Bomb": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Bomba http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Bomba The US did have a 25Mt weapon which was a real "3 stage" design (i.e. primary/secondary/tertiary - presumably both the secondary and tertiary being fusion/fission). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B41_nuclear_bomb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B41_nuclear_bomb The USSR had SS-18s with very large warheads (20-25Mt) - presumably to hit deep bunkers (Cheyenne Mountain, Raven Rock Mountain etc.).