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To: ztiworoh
Obviously. Do you know the yield difference? Thanks.
4,254 posted on 03/24/2003 6:33:59 PM PST by Wyatt's Torch
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To: Wyatt's Torch
I found this on HowStuffWOrks.com

Compared to a nuclear bomb, the MOAB produces a tiny explosion. The smallest known nuclear bomb -- the Davy Crockett fission bomb -- has a 10-ton yield. The difference is that a nuclear bomb that small weighs less than 100 pounds (45 kg) and produces significant amounts of lethal radiation when it detonates. For comparison, the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima had a yield of 14,500 tons of TNT and weighed only 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) -- half the weight of the MOAB. See How Nuclear Bombs Work for details.
4,262 posted on 03/24/2003 6:36:05 PM PST by ztiworoh
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