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Re:Missilemap by arcbyte on Monday August 28, 2017 @10:01AM (#15116551)
Nukes come in a range of sizes.

The MOAB weighs 21k pounds and is equivalent to 11 tons of TNT.

The W54 battlefield nuke weighs 51 pounds and is equivalent to 10-20 tons of TNT

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Re:Missilemap by jszymborski on Monday August 28, 2017 @10:19AM (#15116673)
Just to clarify, MOAB is a conventional ordnance
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Re:Missilemap by Recurecur on Monday August 28, 2017 @11:16AM (#15117070)
The W54 had several versions, one of which hit up to 1 KT (1,000 tons TNT equivalent) yield. Another had 250 tons of TNT yield, intended for air-to-air use.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W54

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