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Re:Tsar Bomba by anonymfus on Sunday August 04, 2019 @09:37PM (#20610344)
Dear HNers, when kids study Cold War as part of the history lessons in schools of your country, is Tsar Bomba mentioned?
Re:Tsar Bomba by choonway on Sunday August 04, 2019 @09:49PM (#20610390)
Not in Singapore. Nuclear weapons that it was used against Japan, but not cold-war developments in that respect.

Maybe it's because it makes the militaries of non-nuclear states feel small.

Re:Tsar Bomba by scanny on Sunday August 04, 2019 @09:39PM (#20610353)
I imagine so for most classes would that go into nuclear weapons, it's an easy fun/interesting fact to throw in to keep people interested.
Re:Tsar Bomba by aclsid on Sunday August 04, 2019 @09:59PM (#20610438)
In Venezuela as part of the universal history subject that starts with the Greeks all the way to the modern age, there is no mention of specific bombs but nuclear bombs overall and Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I do remember that at the time they had a picture in the book of a nuclear submarine and I thought, sure it has nuclear weapons therefore a nuclear submarine :)
Re:Tsar Bomba by mc32 on Sunday August 04, 2019 @09:42PM (#20610365)
This is a neat calculator[1]which made the rounds. It has presets like the Tsar Bomba amongst the choices.

[1]https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/

Re:Tsar Bomba by bellBivDinesh on Sunday August 04, 2019 @09:55PM (#20610417)
Went to New York city public schools and nope
Re:Tsar Bomba by saagarjha on Sunday August 04, 2019 @09:41PM (#20610360)
Mine did in passing.