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Tactical nuclear weapons: what they are, differences from strategic effects
Tactical nukes have lower potential and range than strategic ones, allowing them to hit specific targets in the field and are easier to transport. According to some estimates, Russia would have about 1,900. To understand the effects, we simulated a launch onto the Colosseum in Rome
There is growing fear around the world that Russia could use nuclear weapons in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. These are divided into “strategic” and “tactical”. That tactical nuclear weapons they are low-intensity nuclear weapons: they have a destructive power that is not large in scale but limited to specific targets such as a bunker or dam. They are small devices, easily transportable without the use of aircraft and deployable directly by troops in the field
According to Iriad Review, the journal of the Institute of International Research Disarmament Archives, some estimates suggest so Russia has around 1,900 tactical nuclear weapons. The United States has 230
What are the differences between tactical and strategic nuclear weapons? Let’s look at some numbers: Tactics range in force from 0.1 to 50 kilotons, Strategic from 100 to a thousand kt; The action range from the ground is 500 km for tactics, 5,500 km for strategy; destruction potential invests 59 square kilometers for tactics, 1,230 for strategic; The fallout, i.e. the toxic cloud that would rise from an explosion, would hit 2,800 square kilometers with tactical, 33,910 with strategic