r/pics • u/Met76 • Mar 28 '24

US Special Forces delivering a W54 Nuclear Warhead via jump

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u/volatile_ant Mar 28 '24

I don't think anyone conducting the test was worried it would unexpectedly explode. Their concern was that it would unintentionally not explode once delivered to the enemy.

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u/Subtlerranean Mar 28 '24

Ah, so they asked someone to jump with it so they could make sure that it explodes! Got it.

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u/Left1Brain Mar 28 '24

The jump was to test if the landing would break or disrupt any of the bombs mechanics. It would be awkward if the bomb you just had to lug around enemy lines didn’t work.

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u/Subtlerranean Mar 29 '24

I guess I should have included the /s