Mark 15 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 15 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. thermonuclear weapon deployed in the 1950s, notable as one of the first lightweight, high-yield hydrogen bombs in the American arsenal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydrogen bomb
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thermonuclear weapon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | U.S. hydrogen bomb development program ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| deliveryMethod | air-dropped ⓘ |
| deploymentStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| designedAs | strategic thermonuclear bomb ⓘ |
| designedToBe | aircraft-deliverable ⓘ |
| designType | two-stage thermonuclear design ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | more advanced lightweight thermonuclear bombs ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Mark 15 Mod 1
NERFINISHED
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Mark 15 Mod 2 ⓘ Mark 15 Mod 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEarlyModelOf | U.S. thermonuclear weapons ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first lightweight high-yield hydrogen bombs in the U.S. arsenal ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier fission and boosted-fission U.S. nuclear bombs ⓘ |
| role | strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| technology | staged thermonuclear fusion ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor |
B41 nuclear bomb
NERFINISHED
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TX-15 derivatives ⓘ |
| usedIn | Strategic bombing role ⓘ |
| weaponType | gravity bomb ⓘ |
| weightClass | lightweight for its yield ⓘ |
| yieldClass | high-yield ⓘ |
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