Tsar Bomba - Wikipedia
WEBAccording to initial data, the Tsar Bomba had a nuclear yield of 58.6 Mt (245 PJ) (significantly exceeding what the design itself would suggest) and was overestimated at values all the way up to 75 Mt (310 PJ).
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WEBFeb 28, 2022 · Within a 6-km (3.7-mile) radius of a 1-megaton bomb, blast waves would produce 180 metric tons of force on the walls of all two-story buildings, and wind speeds of 255 km/h (158 mph). In a 1-km (0.6-mile) radius, the peak pressure is four times that amount, and wind speeds can reach 756 km/h (470 mph).
Tsar Bomba: The Most Powerful Nuclear Weapon Ever Built
WEBWhen the giant bomb finally detonated about 13,000 feet (4 kilometers) over its target, the blast was so powerful that it destroyed everything within a nearly 22-mile (35-kilometer) radius, and generated a mushroom cloud that towered nearly 200,000 feet (60 kilometers).
Tsar Bomba | History, Location, Megatons, & Facts | Britannica
WEBTsar Bomba, Soviet thermonuclear bomb that was detonated in a test over Novaya Zemlya island in the Arctic Ocean on October 30, 1961. The largest nuclear weapon ever set off, it produced the most powerful human-made explosion ever recorded.
Tsar Bomba: The Largest Atomic Test in World History
WEBEverything within three dozen miles of the impact was vaporized, but severe damage extended to 150 miles radius—enough to entirely annihilate any modern major city, including suburbs. Windows in faraway Norway and Finland were shattered by …
Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test - Ars Technica
WEBDec 8, 2021 · The 60,000-pound (27 metric tons) test bomb's explosive yield was 50 million tons (50 megatons) of TNT, although the design had a maximum explosive yield of 100 million tons (100 megatons).
Tsar Bomba - Nuclear Museum
WEBAug 8, 2014 · Tsar Bomba (in Russian, Царь-бомба) is the Western nickname for the Soviet RDS-220 (РДС-220) hydrogen bomb (code name Vanya). Detonated by the Soviet Union on October 30, 1961, Tsar Bomba is the largest nuclear device ever detonated and the most powerful man-made explosion in history.
How the USSR tested the biggest nuclear bomb in history
WEBNov 10, 2017 · How the USSR tested the biggest nuclear bomb in history. The Tsar Bomba was the USSR's response to the nuclear weapons race in the Cold War. But it was far too powerful to use. It was a bomb so ...
Tsar Bomba: The Biggest Nuclear Bomb Ever Detonated
WEBOct 28, 2022 · On the morning of October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union carried out the Tsar Bomba test, a hydrogen bomb that was the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created and tested.