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If I remember right, the actual intended model of the Tsar Bomba was a lot bigger but they were literally afraid the original design might somehow set off a chain reaction that would destroy the entire world, so they used a smaller version. That was obviously not actually true, but there was no real reason to doubt the USSR's claims about the efficacy of the design they actually detonated, because it could be detected and measured by instruments around the world.If I remember right the USSR wanted to make a larger one but they didn't get that far.