megaton weapon

A nuclear weapon, the yield of which is measured in terms of millions of tons of trinitrotoluene explosive equivalents. See also kiloton weapon; nominal weapon; subkiloton weapon.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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kiloton weapon
nominal weapon
subkiloton weapon

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