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The United States was a major developer and producer of weapons during the Cold War. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. A.
Cold War weapons by country (11 C, 1 P) A. Artillery of the Cold War (10 C, 3 P) G. Guided missiles of the Cold War (10 C, 1 P) I. Infantry weapons of the Cold War (4 ...
Tactical nuclear weapons were a large part of the peak nuclear weapons stockpile levels during the Cold War. US scientists with a full-scale cut-away model of the W48, a very small tactical nuclear weapon with an explosive yield equivalent to 72 tons of TNT (0.072 kiloton). Around 100 of such shells were produced during the Cold War.
The M28 or M29 Davy Crockett Weapon System was a tactical nuclear recoilless smoothbore gun for firing the M388 nuclear projectile, armed with the W54 nuclear warhead, that was deployed by the United States during the Cold War. It was the first project assigned to the United States Army Weapon Command in Rock Island, Illinois. [3]
Pages in category "Infantry weapons of the Cold War" The following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Centurion [40] – main British early Cold War tank. Conqueror [41] – used from mid 50s to mid 60s to give long range anti-tank support to Centurions. Built to counter IS-3. Chieftain [42] – main British tank of Cold War and mid Cold War. Challenger 1 [43] – Main British tank late Cold War or 1980s.
Searches of the areas identified by Lunev have been conducted, "but law-enforcement officials have never found such weapons caches, with or without portable nuclear weapons." [18] [19] [20] The existence of such weapons — and their potential usefulness, yield and lethality after a prolonged number of years — remains controversial.
Pages in category "Cold War firearms of the United States" ... M231 Firing Port Weapon; M240 machine gun; M249 light machine gun; M1903 Springfield; M1911 pistol; R.