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Here are the 5 most powerful nuclear bombs ever detonated:

Tsar Bomba (50 megatons): Detonated by the Soviet Union on October 30, 1961, over the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. The bomb's yield was estimated to be around 50 megatons, although it was originally designed to yield double that figure.

Test 219 (24.2 megatons): Another Soviet bomb, detonated on Christmas Eve 1962, over Novaya Zemlya. This test was one of the last airborne detonations before the practice was outlawed in 1963.

Test 147 (21.1 megatons): Detonated in 1962, also over Novaya Zemlya. This test was part of the Soviet Union's high-yield nuclear testing program.

Test 173 (19.1 megatons): Conducted on September 25, 1962, over Novaya Zemlya. This test was notable for its massive yield and the significant damage it caused to the surrounding area.

Castle Bravo (15 megatons): Detonated by the United States on March 1, 1954, at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. This test was notable for its unexpected yield, which was much higher than predicted, and the significant radioactive fallout it caused.

Ivy Mike and Castle Romeo were two significant nuclear tests conducted by the United States during the 1950s.

Ivy Mike:

Ivy Mike was the first successful test of a hydrogen bomb, conducted on November 1, 1952, at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The test device, nicknamed "Sausage," used liquid deuterium fuel and yielded 10.4 megatons, making it the first megaton-range nuclear test.

Castle Romeo:

Castle Romeo, on the other hand, was a thermonuclear test conducted on March 26, 1954, at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The test device, designated Runt, used a non-cryogenic "dry" fuel (lithium deuteride) and yielded 11 megatons, exceeding expectations by nearly tripling the predicted yield.

Both tests were part of the United States' nuclear testing program, aimed at developing and refining thermonuclear weapons. These tests played significant roles in the development of the United States' nuclear arsenal during the Cold War era.

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