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: wiki[/AUTOLINK]/Nuclear_weapon
B83 Nuclear Bomb: wiki[/AUTOLINK]/B83_nuclear_bomb
Effects of Nuclear Explosions: wiki[/AUTOLINK]/Effects_of_nuclear_explosions
Pantex Nuclear Weapons Disposal Plant: wiki[/AUTOLINK]/Pantex_Plant

Appearances:

• 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.
  
  

B83 Specs:

• 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