Well, I think it is simply fear porn. No imagery of actual things. The 100 MT yield comes from the Tsar Bomba program. The Tsar Bomba was about 2 meters in diameter, which is larger than the speculated Poseidon torpedo. One cannot miniaturize nuclear weapons arbitrarily, as their yield is a function of the amount of materials required for the detonation.
One can suppose such a system using a 1 MT warhead. The effects would be more predictable and less of a throwback menace to the Russians themselves.
Well, I think it is simply fear porn. No imagery of actual things. The 100 MT yield comes from the Tsar Bomba program. The Tsar Bomba was about 2 meters in diameter, which is larger than the speculated Poseidon torpedo. One cannot miniaturize nuclear weapons arbitrarily, as their yield is a function of the amount of materials required for the detonation.
One can suppose such a system using a 1 MT warhead. The effects would be more predictable and less of a throwback menace to the Russians themselves.