Mark 6 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 6 nuclear bomb was an early American high-yield, implosion-type nuclear weapon deployed during the early Cold War era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity bomb
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implosion-type nuclear weapon ⓘ nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mark VI nuclear bomb
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Mk 6 bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mark 4 nuclear bomb ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| coreMaterial |
composite uranium-plutonium
ⓘ
plutonium ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliveryMethod | air-dropped ⓘ |
| deployedOn |
B-29 Superfortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
B-36 Peacemaker NERFINISHED ⓘ B-47 Stratojet NERFINISHED ⓘ B-50 Superfortress NERFINISHED ⓘ P2V Neptune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatform | strategic bomber aircraft ⓘ |
| designedBy | Los Alamos National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designFeature |
high-explosive implosion lens system
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levitated pit design ⓘ removable nuclear core ⓘ variable yield options ⓘ |
| developmentStart | late 1940s ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 61 inches ⓘ |
| era | early Cold War ⓘ |
| length | approximately 128 inches ⓘ |
| numberBuilt |
approximately 1,200 units
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over 1,000 units ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mark 4 nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1951 ⓘ |
| role | strategic deterrent weapon ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | in-flight insertion of nuclear core ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1951 ⓘ |
| serviceRetirement |
1960s
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late 1950s ⓘ |
| successor |
Mark 13 nuclear bomb
NERFINISHED
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Mark 18 nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark 21 nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| warheadType | fission ⓘ |
| weight |
approximately 7,600 pounds
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approximately 8,500 pounds ⓘ |
| yield |
26 kilotons of TNT
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8 kilotons of TNT ⓘ 80 kilotons of TNT ⓘ up to about 160 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
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