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Steak Zora Level: 35  Posts: 330/507 EXP: 278751 For next: 1185 Since: 03-16-04 From: Ohio University Since last post: 195 days Last activity: 195 days |
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Originally posted by Trapster Which H-bomb?  There's more than one, and they have different "nuclear yields" (i.e., no. of kilotons/megatons). In the US alone...we have a few different kinds (and these are the ones I know about): Minuteman, Minuteman-II, Minuteman-III, Titan, Titan-II (this was the biggest), Polaris, Trident, Peacekeeper...which one?  |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99  Posts: 1724/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Those are ballistic missles. The bombs aren't given names beyond their yield. The largest US hydrogen weapon ranks at a hefty 21 megatons. The Russians have claimed that some of their bombs yield up to 50 megatons, but the largest explosion to date has been 38.6 megatons. A big boom to be sure. But in reality, there is no need for any weapon of higher than 21-30 kiloton range, as that is still 2-3 times as powerful as Hiroshima, and dropping two of them on any city would cause immense damage. |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 5361/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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If you dropped a 50 megaton bomb, I bet that you can see it from another continent... The shockwave of the first Hydrogen bomb went 3 times around Earth. |
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Kasumi-Astra Administrator Level: 62  Posts: 968/1867 EXP: 1971846 For next: 12840 Since: 03-15-04 From: Reading, UK Uni: Sheffield, UK Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 12 hours |
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| If Chernobyl had actually totally experienced meltdown, then perhaps all of Europe would be uninhabitable. The only radioactive material that was released was when the granite roof was compromised. If the core had completely melted and started sinking towards the water table a few metres underground, there would've been a massive explosion. There really is no need for H-Bombs all together. A-Bombs do the job if there ever was a need for one, and there is a thereotical upper limit to the ammount of explosive yield an A-Bomb has. Probably the only reason we have H-Bombs is because they have no theroretical upper limit, because they are fusion bombs, not fission. |
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Cellar Dweller Flurry !!! Level: 27  Posts: 177/269 EXP: 107817 For next: 8342 Since: 03-15-04 From: Arkansas Since last post: 16 days Last activity: 34 min. |
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Originally posted by Jizuko It was graphite. When the cover was blown off of the reactor by excessive pressure, air came in contact with hot graphite in the reactor, starting a fire. |
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Kasumi-Astra Administrator Level: 62 Posts: 994/1867 EXP: 1971846 For next: 12840 Since: 03-15-04 From: Reading, UK Uni: Sheffield, UK Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Apparently the French give free electricity to all the homes in a 50 mile radius of all their nuclear power stations. Of course, I can't vouch for this... Doesn't Kiwi live in France? | |||
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 1985/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Live(ed). I remember something like certain villages that were displaced by the dam projects in China will be receiving free electricity forever. |
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