Dave,

No such thing as a wasted H-bomb. And it’s the not just the initial damage. It’s the years and years of afterglow, not to mention the psychological effects.

Tell ya what ..lets drop one on a warlords world and come back in a month and ask the folks if it was scary. oops no folks, but I bet they would have said it was scary.

Byproducts of fission such as Cesium-137 and Strontium-90, can poison living creatures and contaminate air, water and soil for hundreds of years. Now, how about we just drop one on those pesky tribal areas. leaving them uninhabitable for hundreds of years. Hell, A-stan doesn’t have any tourist business to speak of anyway and poof….problem solved. We would also be doing a good job on the poppy crop. A real bonus.