Yellow Sun bomb
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The Yellow Sun bomb was Britain's first operational high-yield thermonuclear weapon deployed during the Cold War.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yellow Sun | 0 |
| Yellow Sun Mk.1 | 0 |
| Yellow Sun Mk.2 | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British nuclear weapon
ⓘ
British nuclear weapon ⓘ British nuclear weapon ⓘ thermonuclear weapon ⓘ thermonuclear weapon ⓘ thermonuclear weapon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Yellow Sun bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Royal Air Force arsenal ⓘ |
| belongsToProgram | British thermonuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| classification | megaton‑class nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deliveryMethod | air‑dropped free‑fall bomb ⓘ |
| deployedBy | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | aircraft‑delivered ⓘ |
| deploymentStart | late 1950s ⓘ |
| designedAs | successor to Blue Danube ⓘ |
| designedDuring | 1950s ⓘ |
| designedForPlatform |
Avro Vulcan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Handley Page Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ V-bomber force ⓘ Vickers Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | strategic bombing missions ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bomb casing
ⓘ
thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Yellow Sun Mk.1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yellow Sun Mk.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponConfiguration | two‑stage thermonuclear design ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponType | strategic bomb ⓘ |
| partOf | British nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| purpose | strategic deterrence ⓘ |
| replaced | Blue Danube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | WE.177 ⓘ |
| role | first operational high‑yield British thermonuclear weapon ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| strategicRole | primary high‑yield weapon of the V‑force ⓘ |
| testedAt | Christmas Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testedInOperation | Operation Grapple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | free‑fall gravity bomb ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear fusion-boosted design ⓘ |
| yieldClass | high‑yield ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vickers Valiant