A nuclear weapon developed by the Biden administration that could be 24 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 would have devastating effects if dropped on Russia, according to reports.
An analysis by Newsweek found that a bomb exploding in Moscow could have caused “significant destruction” and killed more than 300,000 people.
“Anything within a radius of about half a mile of the bomb blast site will be vaporized by the fireball, while severe damage will demolish buildings and potentially kill others within a mile,” the newspaper reported.
Journalists used a visual representation created by Nukemap, an online tool developed by science historian Alex Wellerstein to assess the potential damage if the weapon were used in the Russian capital.
The bomb, known as the B61-13, can have a maximum yield of up to 340 kilotons of TNT.
The one dropped on Hiroshima had an explosive yield 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 yield 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 the US dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. AP Bomb The B61-13 could release a vaporizing fireball and cause severe damage to buildings and hundreds of thousands of casualties if dropped on Moscow. Getty Images
The bomb, announced last week by the Defense Department, is a version of the B61 gravity bomb developed in the 1960s at the height of the Cold War.
“The B61-13 can be delivered by modern aircraft, strengthening adversary deterrence and the assurance of allies and partners by providing the President with additional options against specific military targets that are tougher and broader,” said a statement from the Department of Defense. “It will replace some of the B61-7s in the current nuclear stockpile and have a similar yield to the B61-7, which is superior to the B61-12.”
Categories: Trending
Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
