@wellerstein tsar was too big to be 'practical'. Could a 50/100 MT bomb be made small enuf today to fit on a missile?
Today is the 52nd anniversary of the Tsar Bomba test. Here, the NY Times' headlines of the day after — Halloween.pic.twitter.com/C0carKq74B
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@AstuteDoofus From what I can tell, US AEC thought it would not be impossible at the time. CIA thought Soviets might try to make 50 Mt ICBM.
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@wellerstein I wonder if anyone with access to the evidence really doubted the 50MT yieldThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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