A map illustrates the disastrous impact a nuclear bomb would have if detonated in New York City. The maps, which show the doomsday aftermath of nuclear weapons exploding in major cities around the ...

An interactive map developed by nuclearsecrecy.com provides a chilling depiction of the catastrophic damage that would be ...

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Unlike other members of the B61 family of nuclear bombs that can be carried by fighters and bombers, the B61-13 will be ...

At nearly one and a half tons, the B83 is the largest nuclear bomb that the United States currently keeps. Its nuclear tiled is 1.2 megatons—significantly more powerful than either of the ...

There are two serving types of gravity bombs, the B61 series developed in the 1960s by Los Alamos and the B83. An F-35 fighter jet drops a B61-12 bomb. Of the 13 B61 variants, six are still in ...

The Y-12 National Security Complex has dismantled the first secondary from a retired B83 -- one of the biggest weapon systems ever built -- the National Nuclear Security Administration announced ...