B53 Physics Package

"Physics package." A rather innocuous term for the business parts of a thermonuclear warhead. Entered into service circa 1962, this was the main component of a 4.5-ton thermonuclear bomb that could sustain a yield of nine megatons.

 

Pima Air & Space Museum; Tucson, AZ

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