Re:A Chunk of Trinitite Reminds Us of the Power of the Atomi...
by hermitdev on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:43PM
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You don't even need to include ICBMs.
In the Vietnam war, the US dropped about 3.5x the number of TNT tonnage equivalent bombs than was used in WW2.
Likewise both Iraq wars exceeded WW2 tonnage, even if you include the 2 nukes dropped on Japan.
Part of this is due to advancements in conventional explosives (lighter explosives with more power than TNT) and larger conventional weapons and increased capacity of bombers. Not sure how many MOABs were used in the 2nd Iraq war, but it was more than one, and theyre about a 20k ton TNT equivalent (more powerful than the little boy nuke).
I dont have any handy citations, but the data is easily googled or on wikipedia.
In the Vietnam war, the US dropped about 3.5x the number of TNT tonnage equivalent bombs than was used in WW2.
Likewise both Iraq wars exceeded WW2 tonnage, even if you include the 2 nukes dropped on Japan.
Part of this is due to advancements in conventional explosives (lighter explosives with more power than TNT) and larger conventional weapons and increased capacity of bombers. Not sure how many MOABs were used in the 2nd Iraq war, but it was more than one, and theyre about a 20k ton TNT equivalent (more powerful than the little boy nuke).
I dont have any handy citations, but the data is easily googled or on wikipedia.