The nuclear weapon being developed by the Biden administration that could be 24 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 would reportedly have devastating consequences if dropped on Russia.
A Newsweek analysis found that such a bomb explosion over Moscow could cause “significant devastation” and kill more than 300,000 people.
“Anything within about a half-mile radius of the bomb’s detonation site would be vaporized by a fireball, while severe damage would demolish buildings and likely kill everyone else within a one-mile radius,” he reported. the media.
The journalists used a visual representation created by Nukemap, an online tool developed by scientific historian Alex Wellerstein to assess the possible damage if the weapon were used on the Russian capital.
The bomb, known as B61-13, could have a maximum yield of up to 340 kilotons of TNT.
The one launched on Hiroshima had an explosive power of 15 kilotons.
Nukemap, an online tool, assesses the potential damage of a powerful nuclear bomb if it were dropped on Moscow. The B61-13 could cause 300,000 deaths with a maximum power of up to 340 kilotons of TNT.MAPBOX./NUKEMAP/ALEX WELLERSTEIN President Joe Biden’s administration is developing a new weapon that could be 24 times more powerful than the atomic bomb it dropped The United States dropped it on Hiroshima in 1945.AP The B61-13 bomb could release a vaporized fireball and cause severe damage to buildings and hundreds of thousands of casualties if dropped on Moscow. fake images
The bomb, which was announced last week by the Department of Defense, is a version of the B61 gravity bomb developed in the 1960s at the height of the Cold War.
“The B61-13 could be delivered by modern aircraft, strengthening adversary deterrence and the security of allies and partners by providing the President with additional options against certain more difficult, large-area military targets,” a Department of Defense statement said. . “It would replace some of the B61-7s in the current nuclear arsenal and would have a performance similar to the B61-7, which is higher than that of the B61-12.”
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