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>Most nukes at 10kt
No. Most nukes are 250-500ish kilotons because the DoE/DoD did studies that there is a sharp drop in returns in regards to yield versus destructive capabilities past outside that window. The reason why multi-megaton weapons were initially a thing is partly because "why not?", but mostly because Russian ICBM circular error probability was shit and if you want to blow something up, you needed a giant warhead because they might miss the target by a literal mile. There is old US Peacekeeper MX MIRV test footage of them putting one through the front door of a building specifically built for the test. You can afford to go a lot smaller if you're measuring potential landing zone is measured in inches from the target instead of thousands of feet.

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