
The first bomb that reached the megaton range
Summary
Ivy Mike was the codename given to the first test of a full-scale thermonuclear device, in which part of the explosive yield comes from nuclear fusion. It was detonated on November 1, 1952 by the United States on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, as part of Operation Ivy, and was the first successful test of a hydrogen bomb.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 7-B
Name: Ivy Mike
Origin: The Real World
Age: 64 (Detonated on November 1, 1952)
Classification: Nuclear Weapon
Wielders: The United States of America
Powers and Abilities: Creates a massive explosion of 10.4 megatons and contaminate cities with plutonium and uranium
Attack Potency: City level (Destroyed 4,200 km² with the thermal radiation and the air blast destroyed 725 km²)
Speed: Unknown
Durability: Unknown
Range: Tens of Kilometers (725 Kilometers², or 15.2 Kilometer radius)
Weaknesses: Can only be dropped from above
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