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aaronmdjones
on Nov 19, 2020
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Beirut Port Explosion
According to [1]; 880kg (Edit: Though you meant to ask for 2750t, in which case, 880t). Not far off the estimated yield of the blast. Note that the effectiveness would be affected by contaminants and storage conditions.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_equivalent#Relative_effect...
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_equivalent#Relative_effect...