megatons
Bomb blast measurements
Megatons measures explosive force, with one megaton equaling the energy released by one million tons of TNT.
The unit emerged with nuclear weapons: a twenty-megaton warhead.
Figuratively, megatons suggests massive quantity or impact: megatons of data, megatons of criticism.
Explosive missile components
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- ICBMsIntercontinental nuclear weapons
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- HiroshimaFirst nuclear-struck city
Nagasaki · thermonuclear · hydrogen bomb · fission · fusion · plutonium · uranium · fallout
Produce or relinquish
- tonnageShip's weight capacity
- equivalentSame in value or function
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- kilotonsUnits of explosive force
gigatons · explosive force · calculation · estimate · seismic · payload · magnitude · quantification
Severe widespread destruction
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- vaporizationConversion to gas
incineration · blast radius · shockwave · crater · leveling · firestorm · aftermath · casualties
Extremely large and heavy
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- tremendousExtraordinarily large or powerful
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
astronomical · overwhelming · immense · monumental · gargantuan · epic · mind-boggling · unfathomable
warheads
Explosive missile components
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- ICBMsIntercontinental nuclear weapons
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
Hiroshima · Nagasaki · thermonuclear · hydrogen bomb · fission · fusion · plutonium · uranium · fallout · deterrence
yield
Produce or relinquish
- tonnageShip's weight capacity
- equivalentSame in value or function
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
kilotons · gigatons · explosive force · calculation · estimate · seismic · payload · magnitude · quantification · scale
devastation
Severe widespread destruction
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
vaporization · incineration · blast radius · shockwave · crater · leveling · firestorm · aftermath · casualties · rubble
massive
Extremely large and heavy
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- tremendousExtraordinarily large or powerful
staggering · astronomical · overwhelming · immense · monumental · gargantuan · epic · mind-boggling · unfathomable · incalculable
- nuclear waratomic bomb, nuclear holocaust, nuclear arsenal, hydrogen bomb, ICBM
- Nuclear Armsnuclear arms, nukes, atom bomb, nuclear warheads, hydrogen bombs
megatonskilotons
Units of explosive force
firecrackers · hand grenades · duds · fizzles
megatonsmilligrams
Thousandths of grams
micrograms · nanograms · grams · ounces · trace amounts
megatonssmall arms
Handheld military weapons
handguns · knives · slingshots · gunpowder · dynamite