Tsar Bomba - Wikipedia
The Tsar Bomba (Russian: Царь-бомба, romanized: Tsar'-bomba, IPA: [t͡sarʲ ˈbombə], lit. ' Tsar bomb '; code name: Ivan [5] or Vanya), also known by the alphanumerical designation "AN602", was a thermonuclear aerial bomb, and the most powerful nuclear …
Tsar Bomba | History, Location, Megatons, & Facts | Britannica
2024年12月11日 · Tsar 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 - Nuclear Museum
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. With a yield of 50 megatons of TNT, Tsar Bomba was the culmination of a number of hydrogen bomb tests conducted throughout this time by both the Soviet Union and the United States.
The untold story of the world’s biggest nuclear bomb
Decades later, the weapon would be given the name it is most commonly known by today: Tsar Bomba, meaning “emperor bomb.” Designed to have a maximum explosive yield of 100 million tons (or 100 megatons) of TNT equivalent, the 60,000-pound monster bomb was detonated at only half its strength.
Tsar Bomba: The Most Powerful Nuclear Weapon Ever Built
Tsar Bomba's yield is estimated to have been roughly 57 megatons, about 1,500 times the combined power of the atomic bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. On that day in 1961, it was released on a parachute in order to slow its descent and give the bomber and its crew and observer planes time to escape.
Tsar Bomba: The Largest Atomic Test in World History
The Tsar Bomba’s yield was 50 megatons: ten times more powerful than all of the ordnance exploded during the whole of World War II. The mushroom cloud was 25 miles wide at its base and almost 60 miles wide at its top. At 40 miles high, it penetrated the stratosphere.
The Soviet Weapons Program - The Tsar Bomba - Nuclear …
2007年9月3日 · The device offically designated RDS-220, known to its designers as Big Ivan, and nicknamed in the west Tsar Bomba (and referred to as the Big Bomb by Sakharov in his Memoirs [Sakharov 1990]) was the largest nuclear weapon ever constructed or detonated.
Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test - Ars Technica
2021年12月8日 · 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).
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2021年10月29日 · Originally, the bomb was supposed to yield up to 100 megatons, but scientists were concerned about radioactive fallout and potential effects on human health. That's why they eventually decided to...
The Tsar Bomba: the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created
The Tsar Bomba was a nuclear weapon developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was the largest and most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated, with a yield of 50 megatons of TNT. The bomb was designed by a team of Soviet scientists led by Andrei Sakharov and was tested on October 30, 1961.