Mark 7 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 7 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. tactical fission weapon introduced in the 1950s, notable for being one of the first nuclear bombs with variable yield and compatibility with multiple aircraft.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fission bomb
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tactical nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| approximateNumberBuilt | over 1700 units ⓘ |
| compatibleWithAircraft |
A-4 Skyhawk
NERFINISHED
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B-57 Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ F-100 Super Sabre NERFINISHED ⓘ F-84 Thunderjet NERFINISHED ⓘ F-84F Thunderstreak NERFINISHED ⓘ F-86 Sabre (modified variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ F2H Banshee NERFINISHED ⓘ F9F Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compatibleWithAircraftType |
attack aircraft
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fighter-bomber ⓘ light bomber ⓘ |
| coreMaterial |
highly enriched uranium
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plutonium ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| deliveryMode |
dive bombing
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level bombing ⓘ toss bombing capable ⓘ |
| deploymentRole |
anti-ship
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battlefield support ⓘ tactical strike ⓘ |
| developedBy | Los Alamos National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 30 inches ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1950s ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided free-fall ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
airburst and contact fuzing options
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folding fins ⓘ interchangeable warhead sections ⓘ removable nuclear core ⓘ variable yield ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first widely deployed U.S. tactical nuclear bomb compatible with many fighter aircraft
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one of the first U.S. nuclear bombs with variable yield ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| length | approximately 15 feet ⓘ |
| natoDesignation | Mk 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorSafetyFeature | in-flight insertion of nuclear core ⓘ |
| productionStatus | mass produced ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
B43 nuclear bomb
NERFINISHED
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B57 nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 1960s ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
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Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| warheadType | implosion-type fission warhead ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 1600 pounds ⓘ |
| yieldRange | approximately 8 to 61 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
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