Mark 36 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 36 nuclear bomb was a high-yield thermonuclear gravity bomb developed and deployed by the United States during the early Cold War era.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | thermonuclear gravity bomb ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliveryMethod | air-dropped ⓘ |
| deliveryPlatform | strategic bomber ⓘ |
| deployed | 1950s ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | free-fall bomb ⓘ |
| deploymentPeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-range strategic bombers ⓘ |
| designType | thermonuclear ⓘ |
| deterrenceDoctrine | massive retaliation ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
fission primary
ⓘ
fusion secondary ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Cold War nuclear arms buildup
ⓘ
United States nuclear arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponType | hydrogen bomb ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mark 17 nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
strategic bombing
ⓘ
strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures | early-generation nuclear safety design ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | B41 nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | none ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| weaponClass | megaton-class nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| weaponType | gravity bomb ⓘ |
| yieldType | high-yield ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.