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    The USA's new nuke which is 24 times more powerful than the infamous Hiroshima bomb could kill over 300,000 Russians if it were dropped on Moscow, an expert has claimed.<\/p>\n

    The new B61-12 gravity nuclear bomb can carry a yield more powerful than the Hiroshima blast and it was announced by the Department of Defense (DoD) last week.<\/p>\n

    The US said the B61-13 is intended to "strengthen deterrence of adversaries and assurance of allies" by providing President Joe Biden "with additional options against certain harder and large-area military targets."<\/p>\n

    READ MORE: World War 3 fears as Putin mouthpiece warns 'Russia will eventually conquer Germany'<\/b><\/p>\n

    A visual representation of the B61-13 blast was created using online tool Nukemap, which was created by historian of science and nuclear technology Alex Wellerstein.<\/p>\n

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    If the American nuke was dropped on Moscow, with an estimated maximum yield of 360 kilotons of TNT, it would vapourise everything in a half mile radius, and probably kill everyone within a mile radius, Nukemap suggests.<\/p>\n

    Out of the Russian capital's population of roughly 12.6 million, around 311,000 would die instantly. Newsweek reported that thousands more would die within a month if they were within a two mile radius of the blast, because of exposure to the harmful chemicals in the bomb. <\/p>\n

    And some 15% of survivors would die of cancer later in life. In total, injuries would number 868,860, Nukemap suggested.<\/p>\n

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