B43 nuclear bomb
The B43 was a
The B43 was developed from 1956 by
The B43 was built in two variants, Mod 1 and Mod 2, each with five yield options. Depending on version, the B43 was 18 in (45 cm) in diameter, and length was between 12.5 ft (3.81 m) and 13.6 ft (4.15 m). The various versions weighed between 2,061–2,116 lb (935–960 kg). It could be delivered at altitudes as low as 300 ft (90 m), with
The B43 used the
The B43 was one of four thermonuclear gravity bombs carried by Canadian CF-104 jets while serving in Germany between June 1964 and 1972.[1]
Delivery systems
Carrier aircraft included most
Broken Arrow
The B43 was never used in combat, but it was involved in a
Withdrawn
The B43 was phased out in the 1980s, and the last B43 weapons were retired in 1991 in favor of the newer B61 and B83 weapons.
See also
- List of nuclear weapons
- Tsetse primary
References
- ISBN 1-55002-299-7, Chapter 3
- ^ Maruyama Kuniaki 丸山邦明 (2005). "Gunji kichi mondai to Amami 軍事基地問題と奄美". In Kagoshima-ken chihō jichi kenkyūsho 鹿児島県地方自治研究所 (ed.). Amami sengo-shi 奄美戦後史 (in Japanese).
- ^ "LTJG Douglas M. Webster". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ^ Broken Arrows at www.atomicarchive.com. Accessed Aug 24, 2007.
- ^ Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post, "U.S. Confirms '65 Loss of H-Bomb Near Japanese Islands", Tuesday, 9 May 1989, page A-27.
- ^ Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post, "Japan Asks Details On Lost H-Bomb", Wednesday, 10 May 1989, page A-35.