This considers only the immediate impacts of the detonation, and these will depend on how the bomb is detonated. "There are two ways to use a nuclear weapon," Kütt said. "Air burst and ground burst.

The blast wave from an air burst reflects off the ground ... The fallout impact produced in a nuclear explosion depends on the type of weapon, its explosive yield, and where it is exploded.

DO: Shut off heaters and air conditioners ... to the radio for instructions. Nuclear explosions produce a powerful electromagnetic pulse (EMP), an invisible burst of energy that can destroy ...

The name Moab officially stands for Massive Ordnance Air Burst but has unofficially been interpreted ... "I think the likelihood is that this is the world's biggest non-nuclear bomb," he told the BBC ...