Nuclear explosions: 1945-1998

[Oberon]

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/3/30655/611718-nuke_super.jpg

http://blip.tv/file/1662914

[Takeda Shingen]

The 'Tsar Bomba'. Eek. Here's another:



http://scienceblogs.com/worldsfair/atomic_bomb_castle_bravo.jpg

The largest one detonated by the United States (between 15 and 22 megatons) and one well known to every moderator. :D

[Stealth Hunter]

The Tsar Bomb is called the King of the Bombs for a reason.:D

[antikristuseke]

It would have been even more ridiculous had they used ungimped tampers

[jumpy]

http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/index.html

Most interesting web site. For some reason, when I read the site, I hear it in william shatners voice accompanied by a rousing classical score...

[jumpy]

The Tsar Bomb is called the King of the Bombs for a reason.:D

was only a half scale test for proof of concept, so to speak :dead:

[Oberon]

Quite unefficient too, most of the explosive energy was thrown into the atmosphere IIRC.
Still damn impressive though. :yep:

[antikristuseke]

Thats the case with all nukes that go off above ground though, even with regular explosives for that mater.

[Platapus]

The largest one detonated by the United States (between 15 and 22 megatons) and one well known to every moderator. :D

I always thought his screen name fit his personality quite well. The funny thing is that he probably did not understand the why. :nope:

[Raptor1]

Quite unefficient too, most of the explosive energy was thrown into the atmosphere IIRC.
Still damn impressive though. :yep:

Though very clean because of the lead tamper, producing hardly any radiation relative to it's yield.