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What is the largest megaton bomb?

atom bomb


Which is more damaging Atom bomb or megaton bomb?

Well there is no "Megaton" bombs, but there are hydrogen bombs in the megaton range and they are a lot more powerful. An Atomic bomb can destroy a city. A Hydrogen bomb can destroy a country.


Does the US have a 100 megaton yield bomb?

No, no country has ever had a 100 megaton bomb in production. The USSR tested a device with a 52 to 58 megaton yield called the Tsar Bomba, that they claimed was designed for 100 megatons (it was tested in a reduced yield configuration for various safety reasons). But this test was mostly for propaganda purposes and the bomb was never stockpiled in either configuration. The US once stockpiled a missile warhead with a 25 megaton yield. The highest yield weapons in any country's stockpile now are in the 300 kiloton to 500 kiloton range, as it has been demonstrated that anything higher is not really militarily useful.


What would be the blast radius of a 200 megaton nuclear bomb?

Well i did some rough estimates...prob be like 56 milesA blast radius is equal to the square root of the megatonage. A 1 megaton bomb has a blast radius of severe damage of about 4 miles. Therefore a 200 megaton bomb (14 being about the square root) would have about a 56 mile radius. Though direct exposure to the explosion at that distance could probably still cause severe burns and it would probably cause damage as much as 200 miles out.


What is the most giant hydrogen bomb?

The 50 Megaton "Tsar Bomba" hydrogen bomb tested by the USSR in 1961 is the strongest hydrogen bomb ever detonated. The 10 Megaton "Ivy Mike" hydrogen bomb tested by the U.S. in 1952 is the physically largest hydrogen bomb ever detonated.


How destructive is today's hydrogen bomb?

The most powerful hydrogen bomb ever built had a 50 megaton yield (USSR "Tsar Bomba" 1961), the most powerful hydrogen bomb ever built by the U.S. had a 20 megaton yield ("dirty" high yield warhead for the Titan ICBM, only tested in reduced yield 9 megaton "clean" version). The typical hydrogen bomb in stockpile today is only about 100 kiloton to 300 kiloton as it had been demonstrated that yields higher than this really have little practical military value and actually produce less damage than lower total yield in multiple weapons detonated at multiple locations across the target area.


How big would a nuke need to be to take out Salt Lake City?

Salt Lake City covers an area of 110.4 square miles. To simplify the calculation I will assume this is circular (which it isn't). Thus the estimated radius of the city is 5.9 miles. 5 psi dynamic maximum overpressure (which will damage or destroy most conventional structures) can be produced at this range by a 25 megaton bomb. 50 psi dynamic maximum overpressure (which will destroy all but hardened structures) can be produced at this range by a 400 megaton bomb. No bomb of this yield has ever been built. Fires ignited by thermal radiation can be produced at this range by a 1 megaton bomb and it is likely these could merge into a firestorm that would destroy the city. However it is very unlikely that a single bomb would be used, instead six to ten 100 kiloton to 300 kiloton bombs scattered across the area would produce more damage at less cost.


What was the radius of the tsar bomb explosion?

it was a theoretical yield of 100 megatons, but the actual yield was 58 megatons. a 100 megaton weapon can level urban areas in a zone 60 km wide, cause heavy damage in a zone 100 km across, cause 3rd degree burns in a region 170 km across, and eye damage to 220 km. complete destruction extended to a radius of 40 miles surrounding the blast and severe damage as far as 60 miles


What is greater a megaton bomb or an atomic bomb?

Megaton is a measurement of yield. Atomic bomb is a type of bomb and can have a wide range of yields.Your question is equivalent to asking "Which is greater a tablespoon or a disposable plastic picnic spoon?" Tablespoon is a measurement of volume. Disposable plastic picnic spoon is a type of spoon.You cannot compare incompatible things.


Who and what is the bomb of the century?

This century, none at all. Last century, there are potentially two: Nuclear - The Tsar Bomba, theorized to be 100+ megaton, tested at 57 megaton. Conventional - The MOAB (Massive Ordnance Air Burst, or Mother of all bombs), GBU-43/B, thermobaric device.


How many nukes is 10 megatons?

B53 nuclear bomb is nine megatons No public data is out on how large the largest megaton nuke really is but there are claims and reports that it is over 100 megatons.


How big does a nuclear bomb expand?

That depends on the cube root of the yield. The fireball of a 10 megaton bomb reaches about 3 miles diameter.