The ‘Tsar Bomba’ Was a 50-Megaton Monster Nuke

War is Boring ^ | April 1, 2015 | Paul Richard Huard

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Drop one on Iran—see how they like nukes then.

[doorgunner69]

You heard right.

First time Lithium-6 was used as a fusion fuel and an unanticipated conversion to tritium (I think) during the reaction drastically increased the fusion reaction.

[doorgunner69]

I know the actual construction of these things is still highly classified, but hardware geeks like me would love to see how a few were actually constructed. The theoretical drawings are all great, it is the actual hardware that fascinates.

[X Fretensis]

The Soviet air crew that dropped the bomb were volunteers.
They were told before hand that the aircraft may not be able to clear the fireball.