Mk.39 (atomová puma)

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Mk.39


Technicko-taktická data
Délka: 11 ft 6 in (3 505 mm)
Hmotnost: 6600 lbs (2 994 kg)
Průměr: 2 ft 10.5 in (691 mm)
Síla: 4 megatuny
Nosiče:
US Air Force: B-36, B-52, B-58, Snark
US Army: Redstone



Pramen: Nuclear Weapons of the United States - An Illustrated History, James N. Gibson, Schiffer Publishing 1996
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The disintegration of a B-52 Stratofortress bomber on January 21, 1961, released two Mk.39 Mod. 2 hydrogen bombs, which landed near Goldsboro, North Carolina.

During the fall of one of the bombs, its parachute opened and the triggering mechanisms began to work. A fourth safety mechanism prevented the bomb from exploding on impact; the previous three were disabled (one mechanism prevented an accidental explosion on the ground and the other two during flight).

A secret document about this event was published by the British newspaper The Guardian on 21 September 2013.

Source:
aktualne.atlas.sk
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