Also, from same report, a nice graph illustrating what thermonuclear weapons do in terms of damage capability.pic.twitter.com/cX8nvyIPl2
A nice AEC table of weapons in the US stockpile in the 1950s — note that Little Boy and Fat Man (Mk-3) bombs still used as late as 1950.pic.twitter.com/xCrMXm3QsW
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And a nice graphic from NNSA (via Sandia) showing the stockpile entry date/silhouette for each operational bomb/warhead type.pic.twitter.com/R2qKwoadHO
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Little Boy? MkIII => Fat Man, MkIV=Fat Man with safety upgrades. Were you thinking of Mark 8?
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designs doesn't use tritium-gas which would deminish their shelf life. Chem. expl. used might become ustabile after a while.
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wasn’t Little Boy thought to be almost comically unsafe? They kept those around for five years?!
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