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No, the largest ever built were 25 megaton warheads for the Titan II. But these were never installed on missiles, instead 9 megaton warheads were used. All Titan ICBMs are long retired and there were only 50 built total.
Currently the largest yield US bombs are roughly 600 kilotons.
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What is the most powerful nuclear weapon in the us?
The most powerful currently in the US stockpile is the 1.2 megaton B83 freefall gravity bomb.The most powerful ever designed in the US was a 35 megaton warhead for the Titan ICBM, but never built. The Titan ICBM carried a 9 megaton W-53 warhead, the most powerful on a US missile. The most powerful ever built in the US was the 25 megaton B41 3-stage freefall gravity bomb.
Who can made first nuclear bomb?
US
How heavy is a nuclear bomb?
The US has built them from 50 pounds to 500 tons. It depends on purpose.
How powerful is a nuclear bomb?
A nuclear bomb is extremely powerful, and that's why there are many countries seeking to obtain this power. Since the US is such a "responsible" country, the president is only aloud to look at the directions of how to control our countries nuclear power when in an emergency. The power of a nuclear bomb is typically measured in kilotons or megatons. 1 megaton is the equivalent of 1 million tons of TNT (similar to dynamite) blowing up. The largest nuclear bombs were around 50 megatons, or 50 million tons (or 50 billion kilograms) of TNT. The smallest nuclear bombs were around 10 tons (yes, that is only 0.01 kiloton). Note that at this time (2013) no country stockpiles bombs either that large or that small (about 50 kilotons to 300 kilotons is currently typical). Also, a nuclear bomb is powerful enough to take out an entire city, while spreading deadly radioactive fallout throughout the area. There is still some leftover radiation in places like Hiroshima and the various above ground test sites.
What is the largest megaton nuclear bomb built?
Unclear what you mean by largest: physical size or explosive yield? For size it was the US Ivy Mike device a steel cylinder 80 feet tall and 20 feet in diameter, with 2 foot thick walls. Its yield was 10 megatons. For yield it was the USSR Tzar Bomba the cleanest hydrogen bomb ever detonated: 52 to 58 megatons, depending on method of measurement. The dirty version (never tested) was to have a yield of 100 megatons.
What was a result of H-bomb test in the 1950s?
Both the US and USSR had deliverable nuclear weapons in the 10+ megaton range by 1955.
What is the most powerful nuclear weapon in the us?
The most powerful currently in the US stockpile is the 1.2 megaton B83 freefall gravity bomb.The most powerful ever designed in the US was a 35 megaton warhead for the Titan ICBM, but never built. The Titan ICBM carried a 9 megaton W-53 warhead, the most powerful on a US missile. The most powerful ever built in the US was the 25 megaton B41 3-stage freefall gravity bomb.
Who can made first nuclear bomb?
US
When was last US nuclear bomb test?
1945
Why did the US dropped a nuclear bomb?
To end WWII.
Which country had the mark 53 nuclear bomb?
US
Did the nuclear bomb affect only the US?
no it did ont
What nation was the first to develop a nuclear bomb?
US
When did the US build their first nuclear bomb?
1945
Does the US have a 100 megaton yield bomb?
No, no country has ever had a 100 megaton bomb in production. The USSR tested a device with a 52 to 58 megaton yield called the Tsar Bomba, that they claimed was designed for 100 megatons (it was tested in a reduced yield configuration for various safety reasons). But this test was mostly for propaganda purposes and the bomb was never stockpiled in either configuration. The US once stockpiled a missile warhead with a 25 megaton yield. The highest yield weapons in any country's stockpile now are in the 300 kiloton to 500 kiloton range, as it has been demonstrated that anything higher is not really militarily useful.
Will US use nuclear bomb against Iran?
Doubtful.
Who set off the first nuclear bomb?
US, who else?
