Friday, November 18, 2011

Unloading the U.S. Nuclear Bomb Hiroshima 600 Equivalent

 
B53 nuclear bomb that demolished the U.S. (Reuters)
The most powerful nuclear bomb left in the arsenal of the United States finally unloaded Tuesday, October 25, 2011 after 50 years.
B53 - the name of the nuclear bomb - capable of releasing nine megatons of energy, or 600 times more than the atomic bombs that devastated Hiroshima City, Japan in 1945 ago.
Once exploded, a bomb weighing 4092 pounds, dubbed 'bunker buster' that can cause severe burns to anyone who is within 18 miles from the center of the explosion, destroying all buildings within a radius of nine miles, and can even penetrate the soil to a depth of 230 meters .
The world can now breathe easily - when the last bomb was taken away from the only remaining nuclear facilities in the U.S., Pantex, near Amarillo in Texas.
Demolition bomb program a year sooner than the scheduled time, as revealed by the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration. In line with the target reduction of nuclear weapons launched by President Obama. Administrative head of nuclear, Thomas D'Agostino said, the destruction of the nuclear bomb is a 'significant milestone'.
B53 included in the U.S. arsenal in 1967, when Cold War tensions heightened during the Cuban missile crisis. B53 similar large size minivan.
At that time, continued airing B53, B52 bomber planes transported until 1968 - to fight the Soviet Union. Designed to destroy underground facilities.
Hans Kristensen, director of the organization, the Nuclear Information Project welcomed the U.S. decision to destroy the bomb. "This is the end of an era weapons the monster, if we all want it."
Destruction of B53 nuclear bomb is not easy matter. Because it was created with the old technology, by engineers who have retired or even deceased, pembongkarannya process requires a lot of time. Not to mention, the recycling process, and sanitation.
The engineers had to develop complex equipment and new procedures to ensure safety.
Although it is very damaging, B53 is not the most lethal weapons ever made the United States. Between 1945 and 1990, more than 70 thousand explosive developed, as many as 65 different types - from 1 kiloton to bomb a power B412 25 megatons. Since the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union broke out in 1991, the U.S. began to reduce its weapons stockpiles.

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