The news people don’t get what a hydrogen bomb means.
Still 6.3 richter is about 40 kilotons
About the max blast size of a tac nuke shell fired from an 8” howitzer.
A Bomb = death toll in tens of thousands size of blast measured in kilotons
H Bomb = death toll in millions size of blast measured in megatons
LA vs LA basin
If a crazy guy is running around your neighborhood with an AK shooting into the ground, do you say, well he hasn’t hurt anyone yet.
Can you imagine the left/greenpeace/Algore rage if we conducted a live weapon nuclear test?
Most dangerous guy on the planet is a nutcase with a nuke.
Technology probably supplied from Pakistan paid for with Obama cash.
Still 40K will ruin your day.
Let’s just hope it isn’t ours.
Yes, there's a physical limit on the yield of a fission weapon.
H Bomb = death toll in millions size of blast measured in megatons
Not so fast, there. Yes, a fusion weapon CAN have a multiple megaton yield. It can also have much lower yield, down to hundreds of tons. They are extremely scalable. Our largest weapons currently in service are in the range of 200 - 300 kT.