DiogoJ42
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The Tsar Bomba was never a serious weapon, it was only built to scare the yanks. It was so big that the only plane that could carry it (the Bear) would have been limited in range to the point that wherever they dropped it, the fallout would land on Soviet territory!
Both sides realised pretty early on that it is much more efficient to use more bombs of smaller yield than one massive bomb. Especially if a missile goes off target, you then have a few back up bombs aimed at the same place. The vast majority of nukes are "only" in the 1-3 megaton range, with the Russians going as high as 5MT in their generic stockpile.
I have a book that lists all the USSR's known targets in the UK, and how much they intended to hit each one with. I'll get round to posting it at some point, but it's a good 4 pages long, so I need to summon the effort! Most places get a minimum of 2 ICBMs and 2 air-dropped bombs!
Both sides realised pretty early on that it is much more efficient to use more bombs of smaller yield than one massive bomb. Especially if a missile goes off target, you then have a few back up bombs aimed at the same place. The vast majority of nukes are "only" in the 1-3 megaton range, with the Russians going as high as 5MT in their generic stockpile.
I have a book that lists all the USSR's known targets in the UK, and how much they intended to hit each one with. I'll get round to posting it at some point, but it's a good 4 pages long, so I need to summon the effort! Most places get a minimum of 2 ICBMs and 2 air-dropped bombs!
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