Soviet Hydrogen Bomb

Nuclear Weaponry has been involving since the 1930s. The power of nuclear weapons is beyond imagine. Wiping out miles of land and destroying everything in its path, nuclear weapons are a threat to Earth’s ecosystem. The atomic bombs produced from he advances in nuclear studies pushed it to be more for pride than actual military use. Around the 1940s, these massive bombs were made for boasting reasons rather than attacks on different regions. It was not until October 30, 1961 where the Soviet Union tested the largest, most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated. The bomb was made to show off the fact that the Soviet Union was no one to mess with. But was it really worth it, to create such a massive explosion for the purpose of showing off? Was it necessary to destroy all that land in order to show dominance?

Tsar Bomba, Big Ivan, King of Bombs were all names given to this record breaking explosion. Designed to be a 100-megaton bomb, but later reduced to 50 Mt in order to reduce nuclear fallout. The end product was “the cleanest weapon ever tested with 97% of the energy coming from fusion reactions.” The pre-product would have been detrimental to the world’s atmosphere and would have “increased the world’s total fission fallout since the invention of the atomic bomb.” Which means that the radiation from the nuclear explosion would lead to major global problems.

But on the other hand, these massive weapons also have the power to stop a war from actually occurring. Sure the power involved is arguably far too strong for a country to possess. That all it takes is a confirmation and detonations to practically defy “God,” these nuclear weapons still create opportunities for “neutral wars.” Meaning that in the matter of seconds a war can start but it is unlikely due to the power countries possess because they can end that war in the same time it started.

The safety of these world killing devices are not very high, one expecting to live from a nuclear explosion should really realize there is only the slimmest of the slim possibility of survival. Unless you perform the procedure of “Duck and Dive” of course. But from my experiences of nuclear weaponry, I believe most countries are in good control of their weapons. I am not saying they are going to know what to do with them at the right time nor place.

Nuclear Weapons today are incredibly strong. The “Tsar Bomba” being the largest one detonated was over 50 years ago. That bomb was reduced half of it’s original megatons of TNT. The 420-kilometer blast would not stand a chance to one double its size. And with the advancements the world has been going though, I am sure other countries have caught up or even outdone that of the Soviet Union. In conclusion, nuclear weapons have arguably been the key component to ending wars in the matters it has done. Killing 200,000 civilians but possibly stopping the death of millions of lives. These nuclear weapons do have a place on this planet, as long as they are in the right hand. 506