Mark 41 thermonuclear bomb casing at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
The B-41 (also known as Mk-41) was a thermonuclear weapon deployed by the United States Strategic Air Command in the early 1960s. It was the most powerful nuclear bomb ever developed by the United States, with a maximum yield of 25 megatons of TNT (100 petajoules). A top secret document (DCI Briefing to the JCS, 30 July 1963), states “The US has stockpiled bombs of 9 MT and 23 MT...” which would likely be referring to the B-41's actual yield(s). The B-41 was the only three-stage thermonuclear weapon fielded by the U.S.[1]
States Strategic Air Command in the early 1960s. It was the most powerful nuclearbomb ever developed by the United States, with a maximum yield of 25 megatons...
federal highway in Germany B41 (New York City bus), a bus route in Brooklyn, New York City, United States B41nuclearbomb, a thermonuclear weapon deployed...
megatons, was the most powerful weapon in the U.S. nuclear arsenal after the last B41nuclearbombs were retired in 1976. The B53 was the basis of the...
United States during the 1950s (e.g., the Mark 17[citation needed] and B41nuclearbombs). Tsar Bomba was never a practical weapon; it was a single product...
in the highest yield-to-mass weapon ever built, the 25-megatonne B41. Unlike the B41, which was never proof-tested at full yield, the W56 demonstrated...
the heavy but highly efficient (i.e., nuclear weapon yield per unit bomb weight) 25 Mt (100 PJ) B41nuclearbomb. The Soviet Union is thought to have used...
earlier. All Mark 36 nuclearbombs were retired between August 1961 and January 1962, replaced by the higher yield B41nuclearbomb. All surviving Mark...
weapon with a maximum "dirty" yield of 25 megatons, designated as the B41nuclearbomb, which was to be carried by U.S. Air Force bombers until it was decommissioned;...
been stated for a gram of TNT upon explosion. Thus one can state that a nuclearbomb has a yield of 15 kt (6.3×1013 J), but the explosion of an actual 15...
shell) to the 25 megaton B41bomb. Between 1940 and 1996, the U.S. spent at least $11.3 trillion in present-day terms on nuclear weapons development. Over...
Launch System, a ship-based missile launcher Mk 41 or B41nuclearbomb, the highest-yield nuclearbomb designed by the United States military This disambiguation...
of nuclear deterrence continued to remain its primary focus. In 1969, "...SAC's B-52s and B-58s could carry B28, B41, B43, B53, and BA53 nuclear weapons"...
52177". The London Gazette. 15 June 1990. p. B41. "No. 52178". The London Gazette. 15 June 1990. pp. B41–B45. "No. 52179". The London Gazette. 15 June...
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