Nuclear Bomb

Per wikipedia, "A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter."

Links to Wikipedia Articles
Nuclear Weapon: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon[/URL]
B83 Nuclear Bomb: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B83_nuclear_bomb[/URL]
Effects of Nuclear Explosions: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_nuclear_explosions[/URL]
Pantex Nuclear Weapons Disposal Plant: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantex_Plant[/URL]

Appearances:
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[*]Chapter 34, Part 1 - Colonel Kimmet tells Michael that there is are B83 nuclear bombs in both Boulder and Fort Irwin set up to be remotely detonated as a "failsafe" in the event that either site should fall to the zombies.
[*]Chapter 34, Part 2 - [SPOILER]Boulder is evacuated and the nuclear bomb is detonated. Details on the bomb's impact can be found at [URL="http://www.zombiepodcast.com/forum/showthread.php?3703-We-re-Alive-100!!!!!-AKA-Chapter-34-2-It-Only-Takes-One&p=48717#post48717"]http://www.zombiepodcast.com/forum/showthread.php?3703-We-re-Alive-100!!!!!-AKA-Chapter-34-2-It-Only-Takes-One&p=48717#post48717[/URL][/SPOILER]

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B83 Nuclear Bomb
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/B83_nuclear_bomb_trainer.jpg/800px-B83_nuclear_bomb_trainer.jpg[/IMG]

1951 Ground Burst nuclear test, approximately 10% the blast power of a B83 bomb
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Atomic_blast_Nevada_Yucca_1951.jpg/479px-Atomic_blast_Nevada_Yucca_1951.jpg[/IMG]

B83 Specs:
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[*]Blast Yield - 1.2 Megatons, i.e. 1.2 million tons of TNT
[*]Weight - 2,400 pounds
[*]Length - 12 feet
[*]Diameter - 18 inches
[*]Delivered by - B1B, B-2 and B-52 bombers, F-15E and A/F-18 fighters
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The Federation of American Scientists provide the following description of the effects of a nuclear blast at this link:
[URL]http://www.fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/effects.htm[/URL]

The Nuclear Darkness website has a tool that allows you to simulate the blast effects of a nuclear bomb on a specific location. Pick a target location, pick a blast yield (1,200 kt for a B83) and see how it plots out on Google Maps.
[URL]http://www.nucleardarkness.org/nuclear/nuclearexplosionsimulator/[/URL]

[category]Survival Gear[/category][category]Weapons[/category]