Height and weight of nuclear bomb

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Most powerful us weapons ever. The mk 17 was also the largest by area square footage and mass cubic footage. Known nuclear weapon yieldweight ratios mark one little boy a plug consisting of 252 kilograms 42 of the critical mass was fired into a series of concentric rings containing the remaining 58 348 kilograms of the critical mass. About 700 grams completely fissioned out of a total of 60 kilograms of uranium 235 for a efficiency of 12 and a yieldweight ratio of 023 ktkg. Weight was around 8000 pounds 3600 kg for the final weapon model. If the bomb goes off on the ground some of that radiation will be absorbed by the ground and by nearby structures.

This equates to being the highest yield to weight weapon ever produced. Virtually all of the blast from a nuclear explosion is the result of the large volume of air that expands when it is suddenly heated by radiation from the bomb. Manufactured 958 659. Either way the massive ordinance penetrator aptly named considering its 30000 pound or over 13500 kilogram weight is the primary bunker busting bomb in the united states arsenal. Minimum mass content the absolute minimum possible mass for a bomb is determined by the smallest critical mass that will produce a significant yield. Far from little the bomb weighed about 9700 pounds 4400 kg.

Both primary and secondary are contained within an outer metal case. About 20 short tons 18000 kg. Retired 862 765. Since the critical mass for alpha phase plutonium is 105 kg and an additional 20 25 of mass. This ucrl design was a competitor with the lasl mk 28 to satisfy the class d light weight tn bomb requirement. 25 megatonnes of tnt 100 pj.

Fat man was even bigger about 10300 pounds 4670 kg and used a core of plutonium 239 to create a nuclear chain reaction. A typical thermonuclear warhead may be constructed according to a two stage design featuring a fission or boosted fission primary also called the trigger and a physically separate component called the secondary. The length was necessary for the plutonium bullet to pick up adequate speed before reaching the target. Thin man was 17 feet 52 m long with 38 inch 97 cm wide tail and nose assemblies and a 23 inch 58 cm midsection. The mk 41 or b41 had a mass of 4800 kg and yield of 25 mt. Nuclear weapon nuclear weapon basic two stage design.

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