Mark 12 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 12 nuclear bomb was an early lightweight, high-yield thermonuclear weapon developed and deployed by the United States during the 1950s.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear bomb
ⓘ
thermonuclear weapon ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War nuclear weapons
ⓘ
U.S. nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliveryMethod | aircraft ⓘ |
| deploymentPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| designedFor | strategic bombing role ⓘ |
| designGoal |
high-yield
ⓘ
lightweight ⓘ |
| developer | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early lightweight thermonuclear bomb design ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States nuclear arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponType | thermonuclear ⓘ |
| originatingProgram | U.S. thermonuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| status |
out of service
ⓘ
retired ⓘ |
| technology | hydrogen bomb technology ⓘ |
| usedAs | strategic weapon ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInContext | nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| weaponType | air-dropped bomb ⓘ |
| yieldType | high-yield ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.