Thermonuclear bomb in the U.S. Arsenal in 2011
Thermonuclear bomb in the U.S. Arsenal in 2011. The Mk/B53 was a high-yield bunker buster thermonuclear weapon developed in the 1960s, by the United States during the Cold War. Deployed on Strategic Air Command bombers, the B53, had a yield of 9 megatons. The last B53 was disassembled on 25 October 2011. (BSLOC_2015_14_131)
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11968896
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45358784
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Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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Everett Collection
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