But if humans ever lost their way, and again engaged in a “no-win” nuclear race, could we make a much bigger bomb? The answer, unfortunately, is “yes.” But it would be difficult and not at all practical. Bigger than Tsar Bomba Tsar Bomba already demonstrated this. Originally designe...
For much more information about the B-2, including the fascinating story of its invention, check out the links below. Computer Design Northrop Grumman designed the B-2 bomber almost entirely on computers -- a radical departure from the traditional drafting methods. In the 1980s, this was a ...
In 1961, the Soviets exploded a 58-megaton bomb dubbed “Tsar Bomba,” which had a force equivalent to more than 50 million tons of TNT—more than all the explosives used in World War II. In response, the focus of U.S. civil defense had moved on to the construction of fallout shelter...
Tracking enemy missiles by radar is all well and good, but the point of the NMD system is to shoot them down before they get to U.S. air space. This will be no small task for the American military, and there is still much testing to do. Let's take a look at one of the NMD'...
How much mass in the universe is dark matter? What is the mass of a neutrino? How big is a gamma ray? Is there an anti-Higgs boson? How do linear particle accelerators work? Is the Higgs boson made of dark matter? How does the Tsar Bomba work? How do neutrinos effect the understand...
A while ago, Ireviewed a bookwith a lot of fictional death in it. I didn't like that book much. Today, a book with a lot offactualdeath in it. I likethisbook a lot. Over The Edge: Death In Grand Canyon, by Michael P. Ghiglieri and Thomas M. Myers, is accurately titled. It ...
Much like Phobos, it’s surface is pockmarked and cratered from numerous impact. The largest crater on Deimos is approximately 2.3 km in diameter (1/5 the size of the Stickney crater). Although both moons are heavily cratered, Deimos has a smoother appearance caused by the partial filling ...