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Posted: 13 Jun 2013

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B-53 Thermonuclear Weapon

B-53 Thermonuclear Weapon
Display at the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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 slgwv
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It's a mock-up of a hydrogen bomb! This is a model of which a few were still deployed until very recently. Unfortunately I didn't get a legible photo of the interpretive sign. It's at the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas(!). If you're ever in Vegas and want Something Completely Different:
nationalatomictestingmuseum.org
11 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.
 slgwv
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Update: tracked down some more information on this model:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B53_nuclear_bomb
UPDATE: The old link was broken, so I just linked the Wikipedia article.
11 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.
 tiabunna
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If only they were confined to museums!
8 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to tiabunna club
Per Wikipedia a few have been saved for possible use in planetary defense--i.e., asteroid deflection. That's a legitimate application! ;)
8 years ago.

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