Today's approximately 4,000 operational US nuclear bombs and warheads collectively comprise a maximum combined yield of about 1,398 Mt.https://twitter.com/wellerstein/status/838062645001474048 …
Is there a good source for estimate on modern megatonnage?
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I use data in the most recent Nuclear Notebook on US nuclear forces and count deployed and reserve. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00963402.2016.1264213?needAccess=true …. /1
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For the variable yield W80 (ALCM) and B61 warheads, you can calculate minimum and maximum yields for each class. /2
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FYI, maximum yields for the B61-7 and B61-11 are 360 kt (minimum may be as low as 0.3 kt), per http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.2968/065004008?needAccess=true …. /3 end
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