The B83 is a variable-yield thermonuclear gravity bomb developed by the United States in the late 1970s that entered service in 1983. With a maximum yield of 1.2 megatonnes of TNT (5.0 PJ), it has been the most powerful nuclear weapon in the United States nuclear arsenal since October 25, 2011 after retirement of the B53 . [ 1 ]

2020年11月22日 · 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...

1997年11月11日 · The megaton class B83 is the most modern nuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal. It is the second highest yield weapon now possessed by the U.S. and has options for variable yields. B83 Characteristics

2022年11月17日 · Last month, the Biden administration announced its intention to withdraw the nation’s most powerful weapon from the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The bomb is called the B83. It is a hydrogen bomb...

With a yield of 1.2 megatons—roughly 80 times that of the bomb that killed more than 70,000 people in Hiroshima in 1945—the B83 gravity bomb is by far the most destructive weapon in the US nuclear arsenal.

The B-83 nuclear weapon is a variable-yield gravity bomb developed by the United States in the late 1970s, entering service in 1983. With a maximum yield of 1.2 megatons (75 times the yield of the atomic bomb "Little Boy" dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, …

2025年3月14日 · The B83 bomb, a thermonuclear weapon developed by the United States during the Cold War, stands out as one of the most formidable weapons in the nation’s nuclear arsenal.

2016年10月9日 · But there's a bomb in the US arsenal right now, called the B83, which can produce a blast of 1.2 megatons. To put that into perspective, 1 megaton equals 1 million tons of TNT, which means the B83 could produce a blast 80 …

B83 Modern Strategic Bomb. In 1983, the US nuclear arsenal acquired the B83 strategic nuclear gravity bomb. The B-52H, B-1B, and B-2 bombers all can carry it.

The B83 is a variable-yield thermonuclear gravity bomb developed by the United States in the late 1970s that entered service in 1983. With a maximum yield of 1.2 megatonnes of TNT (5.0PJ), it has been the most powerful nuclear weapon in the United States nuclear arsenal since October 25, 2011 after retirement of the B53. [1] .