B43 nuclear bomb
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The B43 nuclear bomb is a U.S. Cold War–era air-dropped thermonuclear weapon designed for use by tactical and strategic aircraft.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mark 43 nuclear bomb | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-dropped nuclear weapon
ⓘ
thermonuclear bomb ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Cold War nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliveryMethod |
free-fall
ⓘ
laydown ⓘ |
| deployedOn |
A-3 Skywarrior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A-4 Skyhawk NERFINISHED ⓘ A-5 Vigilante NERFINISHED ⓘ A-6 Intruder NERFINISHED ⓘ A-7 Corsair II NERFINISHED ⓘ B-47 Stratojet NERFINISHED ⓘ B-52 Stratofortress NERFINISHED ⓘ B-58 Hustler NERFINISHED ⓘ F-105 Thunderchief NERFINISHED ⓘ F-111 Aardvark NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ S-3 Viking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentStatus | retired from service ⓘ |
| designedBy | Los Alamos National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
strategic aircraft
ⓘ
tactical aircraft ⓘ |
| designType | two-stage thermonuclear ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 18 inches ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fuzingOptions |
air burst
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ground burst ⓘ laydown detonation ⓘ |
| generation | second-generation U.S. thermonuclear bomb ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided ⓘ |
| introduced | 1961 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 12 feet ⓘ |
| natoCategory | gravity bomb ⓘ |
| operator |
Strategic Air Command
NERFINISHED
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Tactical Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy carrier air wings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States nuclear arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | early 1990s ⓘ |
| role |
strategic nuclear weapon
ⓘ
tactical nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | early 1960s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 2000 pounds ⓘ |
| yield | up to about 1 megaton of TNT ⓘ |
| yieldType | variable-yield ⓘ |
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Mark 43 nuclear bomb