[kj] OT: Tsar Bomba

[Phillipps Marc]

I think Tsar Bomba is more powerful in terms of yield, whether Starfish Prime was more destructive (if they had upped the payload) is open to discussion . . I find the idea they had no idea what would happen to be both funny and frightening 


>From what I hear the "full strength" Tsar Bomba was possibly developed as the ultimate suicide weapon 


Operation Plowshare was an interesting one, it wasn't really designed to test the destructive capabilities of the bombs but seemed to be hinting at the idea of using nuclear weapons in civil engineering . . 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Plowshare

Of course it all went pearshaped . . 



-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
[mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of B. Oliver Sheppard
Sent: 03 July 2008 15:26
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Tsar Bomba


Wow, never heard of that. Thanks. But wasn't Tsar Bomba still more 
powerful? I don't ask because I have some investment in some possing 
match between the two, I am just wondering, factually if that isn't 
still the case...?

Also, you probably heard about the US's plans to detonate nukes on the 
moon at one, a plan the US abandoned, (un)fortunately:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2000/may/14/spaceexploration.theobserver


Anyway, weird weapos of mass destruction type experiments like this 
interest, so if you know any more...

-Oliver



Phillipps Marc wrote:

> I see your Tsar Bomba and raise you Startfish Prime:

>

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime

>

> "Lets do something potentially apocalyptic and see what happens!"

>

>   


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