Tsar Bomba
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The Tsar Bomba (Russian: Царь-бомба, tr. Tsar'-bomba, IPA: [t͡sarʲ ˈbombə], lit. 'Tsar bomb'
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Tsar Bomba | |
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Type | Thermonuclear |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Production history | |
Designer | |
No. built | 1 operational (2 "prototypes") |
Specifications | |
Mass | 27,000 kg (60,000 lb)[2] |
Length | 8 m (26 ft)[2] |
Diameter | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)[2] |
Detonation mechanism | Barometric sensor[3] |
Blast yield | 50–58 megatons of TNT (210–240 PJ)[4] |
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