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megaton [Brit ˈmɛɡətʌn, Am ˈmɛɡəˌtən] N

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It weighed 3,080 pounds and had a design yield of 3.75 megatons. en.wikipedia.org

Predicted yield was 1.75 megatons; the actual yield was 1.37 megatons with the shortfall due to poor burning of the secondary. en.wikipedia.org

The yield was 24.2 megatons, making it the second largest thermonuclear explosion in history. en.wikipedia.org

The structure was capable of withstanding a nuclear blast up to 5 megatons from 1.8 km away. en.wikipedia.org

This test had a yield of 1.69 megatons. en.wikipedia.org

The instruments would have detected any nuclear explosions and indicated the estimated size in megatons. en.wikipedia.org

Eight megatons of the yield was from fast fission of the uranium tamper, creating massive amounts of radioactive fallout. en.wikipedia.org

Megatons of these compounds are produced annually. en.wikipedia.org

It is estimated that each megaton of yield produces about 5000 tons of nitrogen oxides. en.wikipedia.org

Exactly 213 boreholes would each have a nuclear explosive charge of 1.5 megatons. en.wikipedia.org

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