Mark 53 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 53 was a high-yield thermonuclear gravity bomb developed by the United States during the Cold War, notable for its powerful destructive capability and deployment on strategic bombers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity bomb
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thermonuclear bomb ⓘ |
| category |
U.S. Cold War nuclear weapons
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strategic nuclear bombs ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| decommissioned | 1990s ⓘ |
| deliveryMethod | air-dropped ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatform |
B-36 Peacemaker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
B-47 Stratojet NERFINISHED ⓘ B-52 Stratofortress NERFINISHED ⓘ B-58 Hustler NERFINISHED ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| designedFor | strategic deterrence ⓘ |
| designOrigin | TX-53 design ⓘ |
| destructiveCapability | city-scale destruction ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1.3 meters ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fuzingOptions |
air burst
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ground burst ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided ⓘ |
| inServiceDuring |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1960s ⓘ |
| lastUnitsRetired | 1997 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3.7 meters ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
designed for delivery by long-range strategic bombers
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one of the highest-yield U.S. nuclear bombs ever deployed ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponType | thermonuclear ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier high-yield U.S. gravity bombs ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
B61 nuclear bomb
NERFINISHED
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B83 nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
city-busting weapon
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strategic nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures |
environmental sensing devices
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strong-link weak-link safety design ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1962 ⓘ |
| serviceRetirement | 1997 ⓘ |
| storageConfiguration | stored in U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| warheadType | two-stage thermonuclear ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 4000 kilograms ⓘ |
| yield | 9 megatons of TNT ⓘ |
| yieldClass | multi-megaton ⓘ |
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