B57 nuclear bomb
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The B57 nuclear bomb was a lightweight, variable-yield tactical nuclear weapon developed by the United States for use by naval aircraft during the Cold War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| B57 nuclear bomb canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear weapon
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tactical nuclear bomb ⓘ |
| compatibleAircraft |
A-4 Skyhawk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A-6 Intruder NERFINISHED ⓘ A-7 Corsair II NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ P-3 Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ S-3 Viking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliveryMethod | air-dropped bomb ⓘ |
| deliveryPlatform |
carrier-based aircraft
ⓘ
naval aircraft ⓘ patrol aircraft ⓘ |
| deployedAs |
depth bomb
ⓘ
free-fall bomb ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sandia National Laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
low-altitude delivery
ⓘ
maritime strike missions ⓘ |
| designPurpose |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ tactical use ⓘ |
| developer |
United States Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 14 inches ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| filling | nuclear ⓘ |
| governingProgram | U.S. Navy nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| length | approximately 10 feet ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 500 pounds ⓘ |
| natoDesignation | B57 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 300 units ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | retired ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | enhanced safety mechanisms compared to earlier designs ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1963 ⓘ |
| serviceRetirement | 1993 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
anti-submarine nuclear depth bomb
ⓘ
tactical strike bomb ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| yield |
10 kilotons of TNT
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20 kilotons of TNT ⓘ 5 kilotons of TNT ⓘ up to about 20 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
| yieldType | variable yield ⓘ |
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