July 5, 2020
America's Largest Nuke: Here's What the B83 Nuclear Bomb Can Do
One powerful weapon.
by Caleb Larson
Key Point: This nuke could cause a lot of damage. And it is only a regular gravity bomb.
The B83 is one of two so-called “dumb†or unguided nuclear bombs that the United States maintains as a part of its post-Cold War Enduring Stockpile arsenal. Along with intercontinental ballistic missiles and other smaller nuclear-capable bombs, stocks of the B83 are kept in case of emergency. It replaced a number of older American free-falling weapons, and is big.
At nearly one and a half tons, the B83 is the largest nuclear bomb that the United States currently keeps. Its nuclear tiled is 1.2 megatons—significantly more powerful than either of the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. It’s big, it’s powerful, and it’s had a colorful history.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/americas-largest-nuke-heres-what-b83-nuclear-bomb-can-do-163958
