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Some sources give the yield for the Mod 0 as 250 tons of TNT (1,000 GJ) and the Mod 2 as 10 to 20 tons of TNT (42 to 84 GJ), [1] but declassified warhead development documents indicate the only difference between these two warheads was the environmental sensing devices used and that the warheads were field convertible, suggesting the weapons ...
The Mk 58 Mod 2 was proposed in December 1965 to provide resistance to high energy x-rays, but the program was never authorized. [ 17 ] In approximately 1975, corrosion problems were discovered in some W58 warheads.
The yield was reportedly 0.5 to 15 kilotonnes of TNT (2.1 to 62.8 TJ). [17] The weapon was designed so it could be detonated by a timer of up to 21 days, by radio or by field wire, [20] and featured a waterproof protective case. [15]
W80 Mod 1 warhead W80 Mod 4 warhead for the LRSO program.. The W80 is a low to intermediate yield two-stage thermonuclear warhead deployed by the U.S. enduring stockpile with a variable yield ("dial-a-yield") of 5 or 150 kilotonnes of TNT (21 or 628 TJ).
Nuclear bombs have had yields between 10 tons TNT (the W54) and 50 megatons for the Tsar Bomba (see TNT equivalent). A thermonuclear weapon weighing as little as 600 pounds (270 kg) can release energy equal to more than 1.2 megatonnes of TNT (5.0 PJ) (this is nearly the record for the ratio between yield and weapon weight, achieved with the W56 ...
The Mk-28EX Mod 0 (external) and Mk-28IN Mod 0 (internal) were design-released in June 1957 and early production was achieved in August 1958. The weapon had a diameter of 20 inches (510 mm). [ 15 ] The external configuration weapon had a length of 170 inches (4,300 mm) and weighed approximately 2,040 pounds (930 kg) with the nose section ...
SADM in its carry bag SADM hard carrying case A U.S. Army Special Forces paratrooper conducts a high-altitude low-opening military freefall jump with an MK–54 SADM. The Special Atomic Demolition Munition (SADM), also known as the XM129 and XM159 Atomic Demolition Charges, [1] and the B54 bomb [2] was a nuclear man-portable atomic demolition munition (ADM) system fielded by the US military ...
Because of the limited space available, fitting a PAL required removal of the self-destruct system. Because of this it was decided that two different warhead mods would be provided in service: the W50 Mod 0 for Nike Zeus and the W50 Mod 1 for Pershing. [21] However, no production of the W50-0 was authorized as the Nike Zeus was cancelled. [22] [23]