Has anyone calculated the combined yield of every nuclear weapon ever built and/or the combined yield of every warhead detonated so far?
I don't need it for anything, just curious. It's a number that seems plausibly knowable.
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wikipedia cites a total worldwide detonated yield so far of 540.8 Mt:
Based off the note for how the US yield total was calculated ("When a test yield reads '< number kt' (like '< 20 kt') this total scores the yield as half the stated maximum, i.e., 10 kt in this example"), it's probably better to think of a yield range rather than a firm number
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Eh? The summary says 545Mt for atmospheric tests and another 90Mt of underground tests, for a total of 635 Mt as of 1993.
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