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Originally Posted by CyberSEO
Sure there is no proof because nobody does it before (actually who knows, which exactly human generation we are...) When the Soviet Union tested their 50 Mt bomb (an equivalent of 2 or 3 "Satan" missiles), they could make it twice more powerful. Krustchev wanted a 100 Mt bomb, but the scientists told him its not a good idea because such an explosion may not stop till it suck out all the oxygen on the planet. That's a hysterical fact why it was "only" 50 Mt.
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the russian tzar bomb(s). fascinating history. That detonation is where much was learned about nuclear fallout. It was a big concern but what they realized is it launched the radioactive debris so high into the sky that by the time it came down, due to its half-life, the radioactivity had dissipated.
The castle bravo detonation, which was only 15 mt, had a much worse radioactive fallout due to not reaching that far into the atmosphere.