A cobalt bomb was a type of nuclear weapon that had less than 1/10,000th of the destructive yield of an ounce of antimatter. In 2268, Ensign Garrovick compared the explosive forces of the two weapons to Captain James T. Kirk. (TOS: "Obsession" ) An ounce of antimatter corresponds to an explosion of 1.22 megatons. This indicates 23rd century cobalt bombs had yields of less than 122 tons of TNT.
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| - A cobalt bomb was a type of nuclear weapon that had less than 1/10,000th of the destructive yield of an ounce of antimatter. In 2268, Ensign Garrovick compared the explosive forces of the two weapons to Captain James T. Kirk. (TOS: "Obsession" ) An ounce of antimatter corresponds to an explosion of 1.22 megatons. This indicates 23rd century cobalt bombs had yields of less than 122 tons of TNT.
- A cobalt bomb was an explosive device with greater destructive power than standard nuclear weapon. A number of advanced races had access to cobalt bombs or the technology to create them. These included:
* Qataka (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)
* Greld (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)
* Waro (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)
* Cybermen (PROSE: Iceberg)
* Klytode (COMIC: The Snag Finders)
- A cobalt bomb is a theoretical type of "salted bomb": a nuclear weapon designed to produce enhanced amounts of radioactive fallout, intended to contaminate a large area with radioactive material. The concept of a cobalt bomb was originally described in a radio program by physicist Leó Szilárd on February 26, 1950. He suggested that an arsenal of cobalt bombs would be capable of destroying all human life on Earth (though his conclusions are disputed).
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| - A cobalt bomb was a type of nuclear weapon that had less than 1/10,000th of the destructive yield of an ounce of antimatter. In 2268, Ensign Garrovick compared the explosive forces of the two weapons to Captain James T. Kirk. (TOS: "Obsession" ) An ounce of antimatter corresponds to an explosion of 1.22 megatons. This indicates 23rd century cobalt bombs had yields of less than 122 tons of TNT.
- A cobalt bomb is a theoretical type of "salted bomb": a nuclear weapon designed to produce enhanced amounts of radioactive fallout, intended to contaminate a large area with radioactive material. The concept of a cobalt bomb was originally described in a radio program by physicist Leó Szilárd on February 26, 1950. He suggested that an arsenal of cobalt bombs would be capable of destroying all human life on Earth (though his conclusions are disputed). As far as is publicly known, no cobalt bombs have ever been built. The Operation Antler/Round 1 test by the British at the Tadje site in the Maralinga range in Australia on September 14, 1957 tested a bomb using cobalt pellets as a radiochemical tracer for estimating yield. This was considered a failure and the experiment was not repeated.
- A cobalt bomb was an explosive device with greater destructive power than standard nuclear weapon. A number of advanced races had access to cobalt bombs or the technology to create them. These included:
* Qataka (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)
* Greld (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)
* Waro (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)
* Cybermen (PROSE: Iceberg)
* Klytode (COMIC: The Snag Finders)
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