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To: unix
The largest bomb ever lit by the US (at Bikini) was 15-16 megatons which was about twice as big as they expected due to the unexpected interaction of the lithium in the fusion process. That must have been a real pucker-factor increaser, can you even imagine?

However, the USSR tested one with a design yield of 100-150 megatons, damped down to 50 for the test in a rare display of common sense for the Soviets.

84 posted on 12/30/2001 10:07:08 PM PST by mvpel
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To: mvpel
Per your post...Umm..DAMN!???
88 posted on 12/30/2001 10:10:46 PM PST by Michael Barnes
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