.@wellerstein wow, that's a pretty dramatic line. Is there an "easy" explanation for why it is so clear?
I'm giving a paper in 2 weeks on US interest in "very high yield" nukes, so I've been making crazy graphs like this:pic.twitter.com/fnbG3lS6Ti
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@StephenUCS I don't know how the 6 kt/kg max ratio was worked out, if that's what you're asking — it is something from Ted Taylor
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@wellerstein hm, your scale goes to a million kt. What on earth would anyone want a gigaton nuke for? -
@tcross81 You know... stuff. Making tsunamis was one discussed possibility. Such weapons would be too heavy for air delivery. -
@wellerstein@tcross81 There's also the "world burner" idea, a la Neal Stephenson's "Anathem": orbital H-bomb to scorch a whole hemisphere. -
@LeeBillings@wellerstein@tcross81 Why would anybody want to do that? That would benefit nobody...
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