[Earw0rm]

Yes and no. For terrorism purposes, the primary (more or less the same as a "Hiroshima"-level "A"-bomb) would surely more than suffice.

I'm sort of struggling to think why anyone other than a nation state (looking to prove itself worthy of a seat at various tables) would want to possess more bang than that.

Granted there are a few nations at or close to A-bomb tech whom we would definitely not want having its bigger brother. Iran and NK especially.

[1attice]

"640 kilotons ought to be enough for anyone"

[xattt]

And now if you want to run a nuclear program, the minimum amount is at least 16 gigatons.

[tiberious726]

Your users will complain if you don't give them at least 32 gigatonnes

[1attice]

Its these bloated architectures that waste tonnage. The new generation of bomb designers, etc

[1attice]

There's no substitute for hand shaping the charge. You can't just expect CAD to