tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post3541177128831714246..comments2023-11-03T12:44:19.948+01:00Comments on Orwell's Picnic ~: Fat Man and Little BoyHilary Jane Margaret Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-1357256204424743352010-08-08T05:24:36.670+02:002010-08-08T05:24:36.670+02:00Not sure though.Not sure though.BillyHWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-24069729170191389602010-08-08T05:24:09.255+02:002010-08-08T05:24:09.255+02:00I'm not an expert, but I think I read on the i...I'm not an expert, but I think I read on the internet somewhere sometime waybackwhen that modern thermonuclear weapons have less fallout because they generate most of their explosive power from a fusion reaction with the fission reaction only providing the trigger.BillyHWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-80697269544918053482010-08-06T21:57:32.511+02:002010-08-06T21:57:32.511+02:00The correct term is "by orders of magnitude&q...The correct term is "by orders of magnitude" and yes, they are -- at least, if you're measuring blast power. Fat Man / Little Boy were measured in kilotons (of TNT-equivalent); modern weapons are measured in megatons. (I think that's "kilotonnes" and "megatonnes" for the Brits and Canadians in the audience...)<br /><br />No idea how that translates to differences in generated fallout, although I'm sure there are some fine declassified reports from the government available for anyone who wants to dig and do the math.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949890957239166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-64356111530197551912010-08-06T21:17:08.085+02:002010-08-06T21:17:08.085+02:00Yeah, but aren't today's nuclear weapons m...Yeah, but aren't today's nuclear weapons more potent than Fat Man or Little Boy by an exponential factor?Alexnoreply@blogger.com