Mark 7 "Thor" (or Mk-7 [1]) was the first tactical fission bomb adopted by US armed forces. [citation needed] It was also the first weapon to be delivered via toss bombing with the help of the low-altitude bombing system (LABS). The weapon was tested in Operation Buster-Jangle.

The Mk-7, initially produced in 1952, was the first nuclear weapon that could be carried by USAF (and U.S. Navy) fighter aircraft. Although it was carried externally by fighters (F-84, F-100 and F-101), it also could be carried internally by bombers such as the B-57.

The Mark 7 "30-inch nuclear bomb" bomb was the first tactical nuclear weapon developed by the United States and the first atomic bomb to be used by all three armed services.

Mark 7 "Thor" (or Mk-7') was the first tactical nuclear bomb adopted by US armed forces. It was also the first weapon to be delivered using the toss method with the help of the low-altitude bombing system (LABS).

Mark 7 "Thor" (or Mk-7 [1]) was the first tactical fission bomb adopted by US armed forces. [citation needed] It was also the first weapon to be delivered using the toss method with the help of the low-altitude bombing system (LABS). The weapon was tested in Operation Buster-Jangle.

American nuclear weapons of all types – bombs, warheads, shells, and others – are numbered in the same sequence starting with the Mark 1 and (as of March 2006) ending with the W91 (which was cancelled prior to introduction into service). All designs which were formally intended to be weapons at some point received a number designation.

English: A Mark 7 Nuclear Bomb at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio (USA).

2011年3月4日 · The weapon it would carry, the Mark 7 nuclear bomb, was purpose-built for the new mission. The so-called, "30-inch nuclear bomb" was a breakthrough in its own right. At just 1,680 pounds, it was far lighter than the 10,000-pound devices designed for bombers of …

The heart of the Mark 7 was a spherical charge of nuclear material, surrounded by conventional explosive and wrapped in an electrical harness. A cone cut from the nuclear material normally sat on the end of a screw jack outside the sphere.

2020年8月18日 · Maintaining the United States’ nuclear deterrent includes development of the W93 warhead, which, along with its Mark 7 (Mk7) re-entry vehicle, will replace the aging warheads atop the Navy’s...