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Not sure if the Russians were trying to split the Atom or split the Earth with this one.
The Tsar bomb is the largest Nuclear weapon ever exploded. It's payload was a massive 50mt although it was originally planned as a 100mt device but there would be no way that they could ever deploy it without killing those that deployed it. At this time in the Cold War the Americans were demonstrating that they could deploy smaller payloads with precision. The Russians were not as accurate so instead they built massive bombs. Who needs to be accurate when you are wiping everything out for 50 square miles!
The Tsar bomb is the largest Nuclear weapon ever exploded. It's payload was a massive 50mt although it was originally planned as a 100mt device but there would be no way that they could ever deploy it without killing those that deployed it. At this time in the Cold War the Americans were demonstrating that they could deploy smaller payloads with precision. The Russians were not as accurate so instead they built massive bombs. Who needs to be accurate when you are wiping everything out for 50 square miles!