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Know more about the Russian Monster Bomb, the Tsar Bomba

New Delhi: Tsar Bomba was developed by the Soviet Union, the bomb was originally designed to have a yield of about 100 megatons of TNT; however, the bomb yield was reduced by half in order

India TV News Desk Published : Nov 09, 2013 22:28 IST, Updated : Aug 05, 2014 8:10 IST





The shock wave generated air pressures topping 300 PSI, circled the Earth thrice, and cracked windows 900 km away in Norway and Finland. Buildings in the abandoned town of Severny 55 km away were leveled—all of them—and upon later inspection, ground zero was reportedly the texture of a skating rink.

The Tsar Bomba is the single most physically powerful device ever used by mankind.

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