destuctir t1_iueqq4q wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:42 PM

Reply to comment by tdgros in Comparison of Nuclear Explosions by MiamiDevSecOps

If I recall, the Tsar was supposed to be 100MT originally but the scientists intentionally fabricated the calculations to use less material and make it 50MT, the reason being they did math and suspected a 100MT bomb detonated at the intended testing site would ignite the ozone layer and they feared it burning an enormous hole

tdgros t1_iuerkbf wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:48 PM

There are similar stories about the very first atomic bomb test. There was never any real worry though. Do you have a source for this tsar Bomba claim?