Top 10 List of Nuclear Weapons.
1. Tsar Bomba: This
nuclear weapon is one of the most powerful nuclear weapons ever made. It
was detonated and developed by Soviet Union in 1961. It was 1400 times
powerful than Little Boy and Fat Man combined. It detonation took place
on October 30, 1961. Its blast yield was 50 mega ton. It mushroom cloud
was 64 km high and could be seen from 1000 km. This bomb is in the first
position in the Top 10 List of Nuclear Weapons.
2. B-41 or Bassoon: This nuclear weapon is in the second position in the Top 10 List
of Nuclear Weapons. It was with a blast yield of 25 mega ton. It was
made and tested by United States in 1960. In two years 500 of this bomb
was made. The US claimed that its blast can yield up to 35 mega ton.
3. B-53: It is one of
the destructive and efficient nuclear weapons. It was with the blast
yield of 9 mega ton. Parachute drop mechanism was used for this bomb. 5
parachutes were used. It was intended to be a bunker buster. Total of
340 of this bomb were made. This nuclear weapon is in the third position
in the Top 10 List of Nuclear Weapons.
4. Castle Bravo: This nuclear weapon is in the third position in the Top 10 List
of Nuclear Weapons. It was mainly a nuclear hydrogen bomb. It was
detonated at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in 1954. It was with 15 mega
tons of blast yields. It had a fireball with the diameter of 7 miles
and the mushroom cloud was 14 kilometer.
5. Mk-36: It was the
updated version of MK-21. It is much more dangerous and efficient than
the predecessor. 920 of these bombs were produced. It was used for five
years. In the year 1962, these bombs were retired. This nuclear weapon
is in the fifth position in the Top 10 List of Nuclear Weapons.
6. Mk-21: This bomb is
the first nuclear gravity bomb of United State. 275 of these bombs were
made. Mk-21 was with the blast yield of 4 mega ton. Later they converted
this bomb to a nuclear weapon which is Mark-36. This nuclear weapon is
in the sixth position in the Top 10 List of Nuclear Weapons.
7. Ivy Mike: This nuclear bomb is in the seventh position in the Top 10 List
of Nuclear Weapons. Ivy Mike is the first Hydrogen Bomb test of United
States. It was tested in 1952. This bomb was with the blast yield of
10.4-12 mega ton. Its fireball was 3.25 miles and the mushroom cloud was
33km.
8. Hurricane: This test
was conducted in 1952. Its code name was Operation Hurricane. It was
similar to Fat Man although the design was modified. Its blast yield was
increased to 25 kilo tons. It was again updated to Trident missiles. It
was Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile. This nuclear weapon is in the
eighth position in the Top 10 List of Nuclear Weapons.
9. Fat Man: It is that
notorious bomb which was dropped on Nagasaki. It happened on 9th August
1945. It was the second nuclear that has used in any war. It was 10
times powerful than the Little Boy which was dropped on Hiroshima. Fat
Man’s blast yield was 12-22 kilo tons. This nuclear weapon is in the
ninth position in the Top 10 List of Nuclear Weapons.
10. Little Boy: This nuclear weapon is in the last position in the Top 10 List
of Nuclear Weapons. It was used by United States against Japan in
Hiroshima. It blast yield was 20 kilo tons. At least 194,566,000 people
were killed by Little Boy. For both Fat Boy and Little Boy the B-29
bomber of USA Air Force was used.
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