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Nuclear weapons

Documented nuclear devices and warheads, from a recoilless-rifle round to the largest bomb ever detonated.

Ordered by yield, weakest first; for variable-yield weapons the highest setting counts. The bar is on a logarithmic scale.

  1. 1Davy Crockett (W54)United StatesRecoilless-rifle round1961–197110–20 t
  2. 2W48 nuclear artillery shellUnited StatesArtillery shell1963–1992100 t
  3. 3Mk 54 SADMUnited StatesDemolition charge1963–19890.01–1 kt
  4. 4Blue DanubeUnited KingdomAircraft bomb1953–196212 kt
  5. 5Little BoyUnited StatesAircraft bomb1945–195015 kt
  6. 6Fat ManUnited StatesAircraft bomb1945–195021 kt
  7. 7RDS-1Soviet UnionAircraft bomb194922 kt
  8. 8W76United StatesMissile warhead1978 – present100 kt
  9. 9B61United StatesAircraft bomb1968 – present0.3–340 kt
  10. 10RDS-6s (Joe-4)Soviet UnionAircraft bomb1953400 kt
  11. 11W88United StatesMissile warhead1989 – present475 kt
  12. 12B83United StatesAircraft bomb1983 – present1.2 Mt
  13. 13RDS-37Soviet UnionAircraft bomb19551.6 Mt
  14. 14B53United StatesAircraft bomb1962–19979 Mt
  15. 15Ivy Mike ("Sausage")United StatesTest device195210.4 Mt
  16. 16Castle Bravo ("Shrimp")United StatesTest device195415 Mt
  17. 17B41United StatesAircraft bomb1961–197625 Mt
  18. 18Tsar Bomba (AN602)Soviet UnionAircraft bomb196150 Mt