Wednesday, July 29, 2015

List of nuclear weapons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of nuclear weapons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

TX/Mark 16 – First weaponized thermonuclear weapon (Ivy Mike device). Only cryogenic weapon ever deployed. Only five produced. (6–8 Mt)

Mark 17 – High-yield thermonuclear. Heaviest U.S. weapon, second highest yield of any U.S. weapon. Very similar to Mk-24. (10–15 Mt)

Mark 18 – Very high yield fission weapon (Ivy King device).