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the other half is either retired or in reserve. What is the total explosive power of the worlds nuclear arsenals?

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the other half is either retired or in reserve. What is the total explosive power of the worlds nuclear arsenals?

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Currently, the total destructive power of the world’s known nuclear arsenals is equal to apporximately five billion tons of TNT–or 5000 Megatons. This amounts to a little less than one ton of TNT for every man, woman, and child in the world.