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Originally Posted by Carruthers
I seem to have monopolised this thread but perhaps you'll indulge me a little more.
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I could happily indulge your input all day, Sir.
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However, one exhibit does stick in my mind and that was the Minuteman silo with dummy round in situ.
What astonished me was how small the housing was which contained the warhead. A few feet tall and fewer feet wide. I couldn't believe it.
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Can't expect too much they were only about 175 kT (later climbing to 350 kT & 3 warheads), and cheap at $7,000,000 each.
Hiroshima was a 15 kT equivalent.
Hmmm...175 kT = 175,000 tons = 350,000,000 lbs of TNT. I guess that would make a loud bang.