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Log–log plot comparing the yield (in kilotonnes) and mass (in kilograms) of various nuclear weapons developed by the United States.. The explosive yield of a nuclear weapon is the amount of energy released such as blast, thermal, and nuclear radiation, when that particular nuclear weapon is detonated, usually expressed as a TNT equivalent (the standardized equivalent mass of trinitrotoluene ...
The United Kingdom became a nuclear power in 1952, and its nuclear arsenal peaked at just under 500 nuclear weapons in 1981. France became a nuclear power in 1960, and French nuclear stockpiles peaked at just over 500 nuclear weapons in 1992. [1] China developed its first nuclear weapon in 1964; its nuclear stockpile increased until the early ...
Weapons variable yield and weight have been plotted at their highest yield and weight. Also indicated on the graph are a few characteristics of the weapons (Little Boy and Fat Man, the early H-bombs, small tactical weapons, and weapons in the enduring stockpile separated by missile warheads and air-dropped bombs).
United States' nuclear testing series summary Series or years Years covered Tests [Summ 1] Devices fired Devices with un-known yield Peace-ful use tests Non-PTBT tests [Summ 2] Yield range [Summ 3] Total yield (kilotons) [Summ 4] Notes Trinity: 1945 1: 1: 1: 21 21: First nuclear weapons test, conducted as part of the Manhattan Project.
The Bush administration was unsuccessful in its goal to develop a guided low-yield nuclear weapon, however, in 2010 President Barack Obama began funding and development for what would become the B61-12, a smart guided low-yield nuclear bomb developed off of the B61 “dumb bomb”. [35]
The components of a B83 nuclear bomb used by the United States. This is a list of nuclear weapons listed according to country of origin, and then by type within the states. . The United States, Russia, China and India are known to possess a nuclear triad, being capable to deliver nuclear weapons by land, sea and
Nuclear weapons and the most powerful non-nuclear weapon examples Weapon Total yield (kilotons of TNT) Mass (kg) Relative effectiveness GBU-57 bomb (Massive Ordnance Penetrator, MOP) 0.0035 13,600 0.26 Grand Slam (Earthquake bomb, M110) 0.0065 9,900 0.66 Bomb used in Oklahoma City (ANFO based on racing fuel) 0.0018 2,300 0.78 BLU-82 (Daisy Cutter)
A B83 casing. The B83 is a variable-yield thermonuclear gravity bomb developed by the United States in the late 1970s that entered service in 1983. With a maximum yield of 1.2 megatonnes of TNT (5.0 PJ), it has been the most powerful nuclear weapon in the United States nuclear arsenal since October 25, 2011 after retirement of the B53. [1]