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Energy yield of the largest nuclear weapon ever tested

Energy yield of the largest nuclear weapon ever tested (210 TJ)

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Energy yield of the largest nuclear weapon ever tested (210 TJ)

  • is 1/25 of Solar Energy per minute received on Earth's surface (5,330 TJ)...more
  • is 1/4 of Energy of the explosion of Krakatoa (837 TJ)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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