The B53 'Bunker Busting' Thermonuclear Bomb
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The B53 thermonuclear bomb was developed to obliterate Soviet command and control bunkers buried deep underground. The B53 had a yield of 9 megatons and entered service in 1962, it served for fifty years until the last bombs were finally decommissioned in 2011. Back in January, Matt visited the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, where one of the exhibits included a decommissioned B53. Sadly, he didn't get to strip it... The Museum's website: https://nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/ Check out our accompanying blog for this video here: http://armourersbench.com/2020/03/08/the-b53-bunker-busting-thermonuclear-bomb If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and any help is very much appreciated! We have some great new perks, check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench Ever wished all the best gun history content creators were gathered in one place? Check out - https://surplused.com - we're on there! Where to find TAB: https://armourersbench.com https://facebook.com/armourersbench https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench https://www.instagram.com/armourersbench https://imgur.com/user/ArmourersBench https://discord.gg/DAjRSBc
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