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The last live B53 munition began diasassembly in Texas today, 23 October 2011. This was the largest nuclear weapon in the US Arsenal at 9 megatons. The following is a quote from the Wikipedia article on the B53. The yield is projected- not all nuclear weapons were live tested in the open-
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Assuming a detonation at optimum height, a 9 megaton blast would result in a fireball some 4 to 5 kilometers (2.5 to 3 miles) in diameter.[10] The radiated heat would be sufficient to cause lethal burns to any unprotected person within a 28.7 kilometers (17.8 mi) radius (995 square miles (2,580 km2)). Blast effects would be sufficient to collapse most residential and industrial structures within a 14.9-kilometer (9.3 mi) radius (300 square miles (780 km2)); within 5.7 kilometers (3.5 mi) virtually all above-ground structures would be destroyed and blast effects would inflict near 100% fatalities. Within 4.7 kilometers (2.9 mi) a 500 rem dose of ionizing radiation would be received by the average person, sufficient to cause a 50% to 90% casualty rate independent of thermal or blast effects at this distance.
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What do you call the explosion called from an atomic bomb?
a nuclear explosion
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.
What superhero made an ultra sophisticated armor that allows them to survive a bomb explosion?
I created a untra sophisticated armor which allows me to survive a bomb explosion
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.
Why does a mushroom cloud form after a nuclear bomb explosion?
Gravity if forming the clouds from the atomic bomb.
What are some of the most potent US Bombs deployed?
One of the most potent US bomb deployed was the mk/B53 bomb. It was deployed during the Cold War, which occurred from 1947 to 1991. The current largest bomb in the US is the B83.
What effect does an A bomb have?
explosion
What do you call the explosion called from an atomic bomb?
a nuclear explosion
What the effect of a nuclear explosion?
Radiation taints the ground, everyone in the blast radius of the initial explosion would be decimated. Look at Hiroshima, Japan, or Nagasaki, Japan (not sure on spelling), they were bombed by an atomic bomb, and still have radiation poisoned in the ground.
An explosin that starts with b?
An explosion that starts with a B could be: Boom, Bang, Blast.
What is the meaning of bomb explosion?
fast
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 was the explosion of the atomic bomb?
BIG
How does this compare to an atomic bomb explosion?
It is comparable to it.
What is a type of explosion that starts with a b?
bomb
What superhero made an ultra sophisticated armor that allows them to survive a bomb explosion?
I created a untra sophisticated armor which allows me to survive a bomb explosion
Why is a hydrogen bomb more devestating than an atomic bomb?
More powerful explosion.
