Mark 24 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 24 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, thermonuclear weapon developed and deployed by the United States during the early Cold War era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
US nuclear bomb
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thermonuclear weapon ⓘ |
| classification | strategic nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| configuration | free‑fall bomb ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliveryPlatform |
B‑36 bomber
NERFINISHED
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B‑52 bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | air‑dropped ⓘ |
| deploymentStatus |
out of service
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retired ⓘ |
| designedBy | US nuclear weapons laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
long‑range bomber delivery
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strategic bombing ⓘ |
| designGoal | very high yield ⓘ |
| designType |
Teller–Ulam design
NERFINISHED
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two‑stage thermonuclear ⓘ |
| developmentContext | US–Soviet nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fuzing |
airburst capable
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contact burst capable ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early high‑yield US hydrogen bomb ⓘ |
| nuclearConfiguration | staged thermonuclear device ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponGeneration | second generation ⓘ |
| operator | Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | US strategic nuclear arsenal ⓘ |
| purpose |
nuclear deterrence
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strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| replacedBy | more compact thermonuclear bombs ⓘ |
| retirementDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| role |
city‑busting weapon
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strategic bomb ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures | limited by contemporary standards ⓘ |
| serviceDuration | short‑lived ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1954 ⓘ |
| status |
no longer in production
ⓘ
no surviving armed units in service ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier US fission bombs ⓘ |
| testedAs | basis for early US thermonuclear tests ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear ⓘ |
| weaponType | gravity bomb ⓘ |
| yieldClass | megaton‑range ⓘ |
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