We hardly knew you

I think that's a good thing.

Sad tag is for what?????

And nothing of value was lost.

Good night, explodey man.

frodokb: Sad tag is for what?????

I kinda wish we shipped it to Mars to detonate. There's no practical explanation other than to see the effects of such a device in actual motion on a world where it would cause no harm to anything living.

Old_Chief_Scott: That thing would be a biatch to ride down, flingin' yer hat and a whoopin' and a whompin'...

Why'd a feller have a helluva weekend in Vegas with that thing.

Flakeloaf: And nothing of value was lost.

*Single...manly...tear*

It's a shame we can't shoot it off in the desert or something.

pretty interesting how they had to develope technology just to dismantle it.
you would think the original people of retired or died would have left plans or something.
but overall no big loss.

Subby means energy, not power.

Do not hold in hand after lighting.

Meh, it was dated anyway. Bombs that have to be dropped by plane are so last century. Missiles fired from afar are the new hotness.

Freakin Rican: pretty interesting how they had to develope technology just to dismantle it.
you would think the original people of retired or died would have left plans or something.
but overall no big loss.

They may not have been too concerned with the future dismantling. I suspect they had a different fate in mind for it.

Electriclectic: frodokb: Sad tag is for what?????

I kinda wish we shipped it to Mars to detonate. There's no practical explanation other than to see the effects of such a device in actual motion on a world where it would cause no harm to anything living.

Ya never know...

Freakin Rican: pretty interesting how they had to develope technology just to dismantle it.
you would think the original people of retired or died would have left plans or something.
but overall no big loss.



I think this is step two or three

Electriclectic: frodokb: Sad tag is for what?????

I kinda wish we shipped it to Mars to detonate. There's no practical explanation other than to see the effects of such a device in actual motion on a world where it would cause no harm to anything living.



Look, there's no reason to remind this guy that his world is dead. Talk about heartless.

And if something should go awry, it's just Amarillo.

/amirite?

So long, the world is infested with cancer from the 2000+ tests before you.

Way to go, Fartbongo.



I was never fooled.

Bet Republicans politicians rag on Obama for weakening America.

Trilithon: Do not hold in hand after lighting.

Safety goggles are a must.

Well they are fun to use in video games, and that is where they should remain.

PanicMan: Trilithon: Do not hold in hand after lighting.

Safety goggles are a must.

Do not use indoors.

Jake Havechek: It's a shame we can't shoot it off in the desert or something.

Or better yet, out in space, right behind a large space vehicle with a big ass-plate.

Can't we "disassemble" it by dropping it on Teheran?

You know the view of the moon hasn't changed in ages. Keep with the original crater design, but a new pattern.

So, uhh, what do we use for gravity-delivered nukes now? I would hope there's something.

Trilithon

Do not hold in hand after lighting.

Thundernuke! With flash and report.

WARNING: Emits showers of gamma rays. Light implosion charge and get away. Do not light in your own country.

General Sline: When we commissioned the Schmectel Corporation to research this precise event sequence scenario, it was determined that the continual stockpiling and development of our nuclear arsenal was becoming self-defeating. A weapon unused is a useless weapon.

Keyes: By your actions, sir, you are risking the future of the human race!

General Sline: To guarantee the American way of life, I'm willing to take that risk.

Major T.J. "King" Kong knew how to properly disassemble and love the bomb

Electriclectic: I kinda wish we shipped it to Mars to detonate. There's no practical explanation other than to see the effects of such a device in actual motion on a world where it would cause no harm to anything living.



Hardtack Oak was the prototype for this class, same yield (8-9MT). We and the Soviets both shot off at least a dozen bombs more powerful than this back in the 50s. It's just that they're militarily not particularly useful. Inverse square law and all means that doubling your yield doesn't double your kill, and you're probably getting random bits of unimportant nowhere besides.

dittybopper: Jake Havechek: It's a shame we can't shoot it off in the desert or something.

Or better yet, out in space, right behind a large space vehicle with a big ass-plate.

I just pictured Queen Latifah.

They selling it?
Cause I could use a new septic tank.

I just learned that KC used to be "protected" from Soviet bombers by a series of Nike missile installations so I'm really getting a kick out of these replies

/the theory was to shoot down Soviet bombers with small(but dirty) nuclear-tipped missiles to keep them from dropping their bombs on the city
//if anybody's going to irradiate our cities it's going to be us damn it!
///cool story bro?

They should sell the metal to the Franklin Mint so they can produce a limited production run of Peace Coins.

Rapmaster2000: PanicMan: Trilithon: Do not hold in hand after lighting.

Safety goggles are a must.

Do not use indoors.

Do not taunt Happy Fun Bomb.

Ever since the 1980's the focus of the military has been smaller, more precise bombs. Taking a city off the map is not as desirable as a weapon which can take out the military establishments and leave the civilian population alone.

We Americans seem to have a very interesting and historically unique theory on fighting war. While traditionally, the population of a country was made to suffer until they submitted to the new conqueror, we aim to leave the civilians population alone and in fact we come in and build, improve or repair public utilities, schools and hospitals for them while the war is going on. I am not aware of any other civilization which has used this theory of warfare. I am not saying our theory is wrong, just that it is not the norm in human history.

On the PBS website they used to have a program where you plugged in a city and nuke yield and it showed you a map with concentric rings as to vaporization, firestorm, psi atmosphere overpressure and fallout range.

It mysteriously vanished after 9/11.....

groppet: General Sline: When we commissioned the Schmectel Corporation to research this precise event sequence scenario, it was determined that the continual stockpiling and development of our nuclear arsenal was becoming self-defeating. A weapon unused is a useless weapon.

Keyes: By your actions, sir, you are risking the future of the human race!

General Sline: To guarantee the American way of life, I'm willing to take that risk.

+1 brazillion.

/my fav movie

I'm more afraid of the W72 or equivalent. 11 inches in diameter, sixteen inches long and weighs about 50 pounds. Equal to six hundred tons of TNT. We made about four hundred of them.