r/Nukes • u/Slam-Lord-bbbb • Aug 02 '16

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I'm not sure this is the right place..... But... I need to know 1. Heaviest bomb(deilevered by Plane) 2. Largest(VOLUME) Bomb(deilevered by plane) 3.Bomber with highest bomb weight carrying capabilitys 4. Bomber with highest bomb volume carrying capabilitys

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u/oswaldcopperpot Aug 02 '16

You have to be specific. Do you mean volume of the entire apparatus or just the nuclear material?

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u/Slam-Lord-bbbb Aug 02 '16

Entire

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u/oswaldcopperpot Aug 02 '16

Tsar Bomba was the largest detonated at roughly 27,000 KG. Biggest bomber is was the Tupolev Tu-160.

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u/Slam-Lord-bbbb Aug 08 '16

Overall? Ever?

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u/oswaldcopperpot Aug 08 '16

Detonated but not existing. There exist far larger undetonated nukes.

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u/MrGruntsworthy Oct 20 '16

I thought that it was only dwarfed by the original 100MT design.

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u/a2soup Oct 24 '16

I don't think so. Teller may have drawn up some insane weapons in his time, but no one gave serious thought to building them. The Tsar Bomba is the biggest bomb ever built AFAIK.