Tsar Bomba - King of the Bombs - 57,000,000 Tons of TNT (Video) 2 discussions October 30th 1961 The Tsar Bomba, King of the Bombs, Царь-бомба or Ivan bomb. The blast was equal to that of a blast of 57,000,000 Tonnes of TNT....or to put that into context: The weight of 270 Emp.. Tags: Tsar Bomba King bombs megaton nuclear hydrogen thermonuclear atomic russia cold war