B28 nuclear bomb

The B28, originally Mark 28, was a thermonuclear bomb carried by U.S. tactical fighter bombers, attack aircraft and bomber aircraft. From 1962 to 1972 under the NATO nuclear weapons sharing program, American B28s also equipped six Europe-based Canadian CF-104 squadrons known as the RCAF Nuclear Strike Force. It was also supplied for delivery by UK-based Royal Air Force Valiant and Canberra aircraft assigned to NATO under the command of SACEUR. In addition, certain U.S. Navy carrier based attack aircraft such as the A3D (later A-3B) Skywarrior, A4D (later A-4) Skyhawk, and A3J (later A-5A) Vigilante were equipped to carry the B28.

B28
Diagram of the B28FI bomb.
TypeNuclear bomb
Service history
Used byUnited States
Production history
Designed1954 to 1958 (EX and IN), 1955 to 1958 (RE), 1958 to 1960 (RI) and 1959 to 1962 (FI)
ProducedStarted 1958 (EX and IN), 1959 (RE), 1960 (RI) and 1962 (FI), ended 1966.
No. built~4,500
Specifications
Blast yield70 to 1,450 kilotonnes of TNT (290 to 6,070 TJ)
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