Visualization of 2,153 Nuclear Weapons Tests on Earth Since 1945
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Summary
The article presents a visualization from Orbital Mechanics showing the 2,153 nuclear weapons exploded on Earth since 1945, with most tests conducted by the US (1,032) and USSR (727). It highlights the Tsar Bomba as the largest device ever detonated - a 50-megaton hydrogen bomb with more than three times the yield of the largest US bomb, creating spectacular results.
Key quotes
· 4 pulled2153 nuclear weapons exploded on Earth since 1945
most of those coming from the US (1032) and the USSR (727)
Tsar Bomba had more than three times the yield of the largest bomb tested by the US
The result was spectacular
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