US's most powerful nuclear bomb being dismantled

[ChineseTiger1986]

The W-88 warhead is far more efficient by the way.

You can certainly a nuke that is 100 times more powerful than the Tsar Bomba, but that is not practicable anyway.

 

[Thorough Pro]

For your information Tsar Bomba was only a demo bomb, it was so huge that USSR didn't even had any platform to carry it. For the testpurpose, it was slung outside the then largest Russian plane. You can google for complete info.

At 9 megatons, and 10,000 pounds the B53 was peanuts compared to the then Soviet Union's powerful 50 megaton Tsar bomba that weighed 27,000 kilograms (60,000 lb).

This is equivalent to 1,400 times the combined power of the two nuclear explosives used in World War II (Little Boy (13–18 kilotons) and Fat Man (21 kilotons), the bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki), 10 times the combined power of all the explosives used in WWII, or one quarter of the estimated yield of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa!!

Comparative nuclear fireball sizes

Tsar Bomba Video

 

[S-A-B-E-R->]

And Russian answer to this...Father of All Bombs

i know Abt russian version i was just giving info no competition hear man.

 

[Jango]

Next to this bomb, the biggest bomb US has is of 1.9 Mega tons. This one was 9 tons.

 

[StormShadow]

Are they going to give it to Iran?

Well maybe...but i'm afraid you are not gonna like it.

 

[gOtHmOG]

At 9 megatons, and 10,000 pounds the B53 was peanuts compared to the then Soviet Union's powerful 50 megaton Tsar bomba that weighed 27,000 kilograms (60,000 lb).

This is equivalent to 1,400 times the combined power of the two nuclear explosives used in World War II (Little Boy (13–18 kilotons) and Fat Man (21 kilotons), the bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki), 10 times the combined power of all the explosives used in WWII, or one quarter of the estimated yield of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa!!

Comparative nuclear fireball sizes

Tsar Bomba Video

The bomb's maximum output was actually 100 Megatons and was dialed down to 50 at the last moment by scientists to prevent massive amounts of radioactive fallout.

 

[Zarvan]

USA is just fooling the world by dismantling a Nuclear Bomb Sir they still have thousands and they are not going to end them all and secondly by developing bombs like MOAB these bombs can also destroy cities if fully equipped

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

Its is being dismantled because it was getting very old. dont you like it how usa makes their every move look good.

 

[LeGenD]

At 9 megatons, and 10,000 pounds the B53 was peanuts compared to the then Soviet Union's powerful 50 megaton Tsar bomba that weighed 27,000 kilograms (60,000 lb).

This is equivalent to 1,400 times the combined power of the two nuclear explosives used in World War II (Little Boy (13–18 kilotons) and Fat Man (21 kilotons), the bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki), 10 times the combined power of all the explosives used in WWII, or one quarter of the estimated yield of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa!!

Comparative nuclear fireball sizes

Tsar Bomba Video

It was an experiment. Not a viable weapon. Such powerful bombs never went in to mass production.

Also, nuclear weapons have limited role in warfare. They are important because of deterrence factor.

for Non Nuclear weapons like MOHAB dilivery may become a problem because as of now B52 B2s and transport Planes like C130 and C17 r used no missle dilivery no jet fighter delivery i think this may become a problem if a war breakes out between Supers US Russi China.

Super bombs are for power projection. These weapons can only be delivered by bombers. And believe me! The role of bombers is still very important. Bombers have no equal in terms of power projection. Also bombers will play a very vital role in conflicts between big powers.

now we need need grandfather of all bombs

There might be plans for such a thing but not known.

However, USA is developing a new super bomb called MOP (Massive Ordinance Penetrator) which is more advanced and powerful then MOAB. It is a smart bomb and also a bunker buster. Read about it here.

Capabilities wise, this is best non-nuclear super bomb to date.

 

[Thomas]

MOP is a very impressive bomb.