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Most people don't realize how variable a nuclear bomb is, so they want a soundbite that makes people think "a lot of nuclear bombs".

For context, nukes range from about .000001 to 50 megatons. If you combine all the nukes ever detonated, I don't think it would top 700 megatons.

Total appears to be 635 megatons - 545 Mt atmospheric and 90 underground Mt. Quite a bit more than I would have expected!

As a species, we really enjoy blowing things up.

It's a bit unfair to blame the entire species when 2 countries are responsible for most of the nuclear tests.

How weird that countries that develop a new technology would test it far more than others who simply copied their work...

I have never been responsible for a nuclear test, but as a member of the human species, I can confirm that I really enjoy blowing things up.