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How big would a 100 megaton bomb destroy?
20.3 miles
So a 10-megaton bomb detonated at an optimal altitude might do medium damage to a distance of 9.4 miles (15 kilometers) from ground zero, but a 100-megaton bomb “only” does the same amount of damage to 20.3 miles (33 kilometers).
What is the largest possible nuclear bomb?
Tsar Bomba
| Tsar Bomba | |
|---|---|
| Mass | 27,000 kg (60,000 lb) |
| Length | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Diameter | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Detonation mechanism | barometric sensor |
What type of bomb can destroy a whole country?
A nuclear device no larger than a conventional bomb can devastate an entire city by blast, fire, and radiation. Since they are weapons of mass destruction, the proliferation of nuclear weapons is a focus of international relations policy.
Does India have Tsar Bomba?
India Tests Its Own ‘Super Bomb’ 60 Years After Russia Tested The World’s Most Powerful Weapon – Tsar Bomba. In the midst of a persistent border dispute with China, India has recently been demonstrating its ability to stand firm in the face of China’s attempts to assert supremacy.
Is India a nuclear power country?
Five are considered to be nuclear-weapon states (NWS) under the terms of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)….Statistics and force configuration.
| Country | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Warheads | Total | 160 |
| Date of first test | 18 May 1974 (Smiling Buddha) | |
| Site of first test | Pokhran, Rajasthan | |
| CTBT status | Non-signatory |
How many megatons would it take to destroy Earth?
With recent tensions between the US and Iran, you might be hearing a fair bit about nuclear weapons. They are considered the most destructive weapons in the world – their explosions are so powerful, just one nuclear bomb could destroy an entire city. How many megatons would it take to destroy Earth? A megaton TNT is about 4E15 J.
How powerful is a 10000-megaton nuclear weapon?
A 10,000 megaton weapon, by my estimation, would be powerful enough to set all of New England on fire. Or most of California. Or all of the UK and Ireland. Or all of France. Or all of Germany. Or both North and South Korea. And so on. But that only accounts for the immediate overpressure wave and fireball.
What is the largest nuclear bomb in the world?
The largest nuclear weapon ever detonated was the 57—that’s “fifty-seven”—megaton “Tsar Bomba”, a massive Russian hydrogen bomb (fission-fusion-fission device) that was set off in 1961.
What is the blast radius of a thousand megaton bomb?
A thousand megaton bomb would have a blast radius of about . . . 18 miles. Surprise! 100 megatons is about the limit of the damage a bomb can do. At that energy level, it accelerates the atmosphere above it to escape velocity. Increasing the yield just increases the velocity of the air blown off.