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Re:Order of magnitude estimate of Beirut explosion at 3 kilo... by sparker72678 on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @06:22PM (#24055126)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Tianjin_explosions notes "336 tons TNT equivalent."
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Re:Order of magnitude estimate of Beirut explosion at 3 kilo... by mrep on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @07:22AM (#24059517)
A single m87 thermonuclear warhead has a detonation yeild of 300 tons of tnt, and a single ICBM can carry up to 10 of those.

Absolutely terrifying.

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Re:Order of magnitude estimate of Beirut explosion at 3 kilo... by sparker72678 on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @06:35PM (#24126801)
Yes, utterly horrifying on those points alone, to say nothing of the added destruction that air blast and supersonic shockwaves will do, even before you get to radiation.
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