The letter then, more chillingly, exposed the capabilities of a bomb 10 times more deadly. “The estimated results suggest that a 100 megaton bomb exploded in average clear weather at a height of about 30 to 40 miles would, on a conservative estimate, be sufficient to ignite all combustible materials up to a radius of 55 miles." “The destructive effects of bombs exploded outside the atmosphere are due entirely to the generation of a terrific heat pulse consequent on the original radiation from a multi-megaton device. READ MORE: UK town of ‘special interest to spies’ exposed in secret Soviet takeover map “Their investigations dealt with the explosion of multi-megaton bombs at about 40 to 50 miles above the surface of the Earth and with the explosion of megaton bombs in varying depths of waters. ![]() He added: “The latter provided me with the opportunity of studying two detailed reports which had been prepared for the Department of Defence, by a team of external consultants appointed for the purpose. ![]() ![]() Mr Zuckerman revealed in his letter how Mr Brown detailed the capabilities of a 100 megaton bomb. “In view of the immense strategic significance of these new developments, I took the opportunity when in the United States last week to discuss the matter both with Dr Wisner and Dr Harold Brown, Director of Defence Research and Engineering in the Department of Defence.” “He was, in fact, referring to the possibility of constructing 1000 megaton bombs, built essentially on the same principles which already make 100 megaton bombs a reality.
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