Nuclear explosions in the kiloton range, as distinct frommegatonexplosions, are not powerful enough to project fission products into the stratosphere.
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They are perfectly capable of doing the arithmetic of megatons.
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An attack of 222 megatons is well within the capacity of such a force.
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I am a little perturbed by the reduction of the target from 5 to 4.2 megatons.
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A total of 67 explosions, of which four were specifically stated to be hydrogen, thermonuclear or in themegatonrange, has been announced.
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I should deeply regret it if this real and psychological opportunity presented to us by the power of over fifty megatons is neglected.
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Preliminary evidence suggests a yield of the order of 30 megatons.
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The capability of amegatonexplosion has become possible since the end of the last war.
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I do not know whether he referred to tests in themegatonrange or in the kiloton range.
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Was it of themegatonorder or of the kiloton?
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There is the question of the weight of themegatonexplosion which is now possible.
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That, at the moment, is the 100megatonrocket, though it may get bigger.
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They are unlikely to explode amegatonnuclear device as they first intended.
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But it is very broadly estimated that more than 1,000 megatons would be required to ensure their destruction.
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It is easy to talk about 200 megatons and to base all one's arguments on that assumption.
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