New more powerful bomb
U.S. plans NUCLEAR bomb 24 times more powerful than Hiroshima https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12688663/Nuclear-Hiroshima-bomb-Biden-Xi-Taiwan-Putin-Pentagon.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton
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wildbill83 · 36-40, M
"Little Boy" at 13kt is tiny by todays standards. What required a 10,000lb bomb back then could fit into something the size of a briefcase today
A relatively modern B/Mk-83 (designed in late 70's, largest gravity bomb still in current arsenal), weighs a mere 2,400lbs with a max yield of 1.2Mt (over 1000 times more powerful than hiroshima bomb)
A single Trident II D5 (sub launched SLBM) can carry 8-12 mirv warheads, each of which 30+ times more powerful than hiroshima bomb. A ballistic sub can carry 20-24 missiles, and we have 14+ ballistic subs currently carrying them; you do the math...
Single warhead unguided nukes are obsolete; precision guided multiple warheads in a single missile are far more practical.
It's easy to defend against a big lumbering bomber carrying one massive bomb; not so much against a dozen small warheads falling from space at 20+ times the speed of sound
A relatively modern B/Mk-83 (designed in late 70's, largest gravity bomb still in current arsenal), weighs a mere 2,400lbs with a max yield of 1.2Mt (over 1000 times more powerful than hiroshima bomb)
A single Trident II D5 (sub launched SLBM) can carry 8-12 mirv warheads, each of which 30+ times more powerful than hiroshima bomb. A ballistic sub can carry 20-24 missiles, and we have 14+ ballistic subs currently carrying them; you do the math...
Single warhead unguided nukes are obsolete; precision guided multiple warheads in a single missile are far more practical.
It's easy to defend against a big lumbering bomber carrying one massive bomb; not so much against a dozen small warheads falling from space at 20+ times the speed of sound
ElwoodBlues · M
@SDavis Seems it is replacing something called the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, which is a variable yield thermonuclear (aka H-bomb) of up to about 400 kilotons yield according to wikipedia.
Fox News sez:
[quote]A fact sheet included with the release said the B61-13 will have a similar yield to the B61-7, which according to a Defense News report, has a maximum yield of 360 kilotons. The load is 24 times larger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II, which was about a 15 kiloton bomb. The B61-13 would also be about 14 times larger than the bomb dropped on Nagasaki, which was 25 kilotons.[/quote]
Sounds like a drop-in replacement for aging warheads in the strategic bomber portion of our nuclear triad, with similar yields and probably similar weight.
I believe H-bombs contain duterium & tritium as part of the fuel. Tritium has a half-life of 12.33 years, which is rather short. Maybe they now have designs less dependent on tritium and thus less susceptible to aging out.
Fox News sez:
[quote]A fact sheet included with the release said the B61-13 will have a similar yield to the B61-7, which according to a Defense News report, has a maximum yield of 360 kilotons. The load is 24 times larger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II, which was about a 15 kiloton bomb. The B61-13 would also be about 14 times larger than the bomb dropped on Nagasaki, which was 25 kilotons.[/quote]
Sounds like a drop-in replacement for aging warheads in the strategic bomber portion of our nuclear triad, with similar yields and probably similar weight.
I believe H-bombs contain duterium & tritium as part of the fuel. Tritium has a half-life of 12.33 years, which is rather short. Maybe they now have designs less dependent on tritium and thus less susceptible to aging out.
Same government that has a shit hemmorage over gun ownership, says nothing say about the two guys shot dead in Brooklyn within the last 24 hours, but runs it rhetoric after a very tragic shooting leaving 18 dead with no intent to do anything but score points for their agendas.
To me, this announcement is a mere veiled threat to our “enemies”. Probably have had this weapon for some time, and in light of rising world tensions, wheeled it out into the world stage and said,”if you ..…well here you go!”
To me, this announcement is a mere veiled threat to our “enemies”. Probably have had this weapon for some time, and in light of rising world tensions, wheeled it out into the world stage and said,”if you ..…well here you go!”
4meAndyou · F
That bomb, if approved by Congress, could obliterate an area of approximately 15,360 square miles, completely. The Hiroshima bomb would have wiped out all of Houston, if used on a comparable population in the United States.
The proposed bomb would destroy the United States, Canada, and the Mexican Peninsula. The resultant radiation and fallout would poison both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. The Nuclear Winter would kill all plant life on earth.
I hope you've got your survival greenhouses set up in the deepest caves on earth.
The proposed bomb would destroy the United States, Canada, and the Mexican Peninsula. The resultant radiation and fallout would poison both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. The Nuclear Winter would kill all plant life on earth.
I hope you've got your survival greenhouses set up in the deepest caves on earth.
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Nitedoc · 51-55, M
@4meAndyou That's what I was saying. If I had the means to build the right type of shelter in the right place I might do it. But that's not going to happen. That being the case I quit worrying about this a long time ago because there nothing I can do about. I'm quite happy with my life and place in this world.
firefall · 61-69, M
Um .. the Hiroshima bomb was 50Kton. So 24 times more powerful would be 1.2 megaton, which is kind of small amongst current ICBM delivered bombs, at least (I'm less conversant with aeroplane-delivered)
Is this the Daily Mail beating up a nothing story, or just being egregiously stupid? (or both, of course, with the Daily Snail thats always a strong possibility).
Is this the Daily Mail beating up a nothing story, or just being egregiously stupid? (or both, of course, with the Daily Snail thats always a strong possibility).
Northwest · M
@firefall Hiroshima was about 16 Kt. The B83, is a variable yield device, that can have a yield of up to 75X Hiroshima. It meets the limits set by the international treaties we signed.
Putin is about to turn these treaties into toilet paper, and is using as an excuse, a test that was conducted in the US, for technology that allows us to detect nuke test anywhere on the planet.
We produced weapons more than 700X Hiroshima, and we can start reproducing them, if Russia starts reproducing their mega weapons. Lawrence Livermore is always ready with a production plan, and we have ample "fuel".
Putin is about to turn these treaties into toilet paper, and is using as an excuse, a test that was conducted in the US, for technology that allows us to detect nuke test anywhere on the planet.
We produced weapons more than 700X Hiroshima, and we can start reproducing them, if Russia starts reproducing their mega weapons. Lawrence Livermore is always ready with a production plan, and we have ample "fuel".
Bobdale · 56-60, M
How many does it take to destroy humanity. It’s insane.
HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M
@Bobdale
It's a little nuke. Not a big one
It's a little nuke. Not a big one
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
Too bad they hate serious stuff like politics and have no civic imagination.
4meAndyou · F
Wish I could read this. My ad blocker won't go away...pinned to start up.
JSul3 · 70-79
Hurray for the USA! /s.
So who do we get to 'test' it on this time?
So who do we get to 'test' it on this time?
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