The B90 design was intended for use as a naval aircraft weapon, for use as a nuclear depth bomb and as a land attack strike bomb. It was intended to replace the B57 nuclear bomb used by the Navy. The B90 bomb design entered Phase 3 development engineering and was assigned its numerical designation in June 1988.[4]
The B90 was 13.3 inches (34 cm) in diameter and 118 inches (3.0 m) long, and weighed 780 pounds (350 kg). The B90's yield has been described at both 200 kilotons of TNT (840 TJ) and "low kt". This may indicate a variable yield weapon.[2][3]
The B90 was cancelled in September 1991 along with the W89 and W91 nuclear warheads and AGM-131 SRAM II and SRAM-T missile models. No B90 production models were built, though test units may have been; US nuclear weapon testing continued until 1992.[2]
^NWIM Unclassified Virtual Tour (Report). US DoD. 2019. p. 11.
^ abcCarey Sublette (2020-06-12). "Complete List of All U.S. Nuclear Weapons". nuclearweaponarchive.org. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
^ abNorris, Robert S.; Kristensen, Hans M. (August 2009). "U.S. Nuclear Warheads, 1945-2009". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 65 (4): 72–81. doi:10.2968/065004008.
^REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE ON THE UNIVERSITY'S RELATIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) LABORATORIES (Report). 1989.
External links
University of California 1989 nuclear weapons labs status report
Allbombs.html at the Nuclear Weapon Archive at nuclearweaponarchive.org
January 07, 2023
nuclear, bomb, nuclear, depth, strike, bomb, ndsb, american, thermonuclear, bomb, designed, lawrence, livermore, national, labs, late, 1980s, cancelled, prior, introduction, into, military, service, cold, nuclear, depth, strike, bomb, ndsb, nuclear, depth, str. The B90 Nuclear Depth Strike Bomb NDSB 1 was an American thermonuclear bomb designed at Lawrence Livermore National Labs in the mid to late 1980s and cancelled prior to introduction into military service due to the end of the Cold War 2 3 B90 Nuclear Depth Strike Bomb NDSB B90 Nuclear Depth Strike Bomb NDSB TypeNuclear weaponService historyIn serviceCancelled September 1991Used byUnited States SpecificationsMass780 pounds 350 kg Length118 inches 3 0 m Width13 3 inches 0 34 m DetonationmechanismContact airburst depthBlast yieldlow kt to 200 kilotons of TNT 840 TJ B90 Depth Strike Bomb The B90 design was intended for use as a naval aircraft weapon for use as a nuclear depth bomb and as a land attack strike bomb It was intended to replace the B57 nuclear bomb used by the Navy The B90 bomb design entered Phase 3 development engineering and was assigned its numerical designation in June 1988 4 The B90 was 13 3 inches 34 cm in diameter and 118 inches 3 0 m long and weighed 780 pounds 350 kg The B90 s yield has been described at both 200 kilotons of TNT 840 TJ and low kt This may indicate a variable yield weapon 2 3 The B90 was cancelled in September 1991 along with the W89 and W91 nuclear warheads and AGM 131 SRAM II and SRAM T missile models No B90 production models were built though test units may have been US nuclear weapon testing continued until 1992 2 See also EditList of nuclear weaponsReferences Edit NWIM Unclassified Virtual Tour Report US DoD 2019 p 11 a b c Carey Sublette 2020 06 12 Complete List of All U S Nuclear Weapons nuclearweaponarchive org Retrieved 2021 02 07 a b Norris Robert S Kristensen Hans M August 2009 U S Nuclear Warheads 1945 2009 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 65 4 72 81 doi 10 2968 065004008 REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE ON THE UNIVERSITY S RELATIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOE LABORATORIES Report 1989 External links EditUniversity of California 1989 nuclear weapons labs status report Allbombs html at the Nuclear Weapon Archive at nuclearweaponarchive org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title B90 nuclear bomb amp oldid 1119705636, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
