Talk:Mark 4 (nuclear weapon)

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 Definition:  Still first-generation but a production-quality, re-engineered version of the Fat Man bomb, the yield of which could be varied from 1, 3.5, 8, 14, 21, 22, and 31 kt TNT equivalent by exchanging the plutonium pits; first weapon made on an assembly line rather than by hand; design ancestor of the British Blue Danube bomb [d] [e]
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reason to delay PropDel

The mention of the accident is not on the Wikipedia article Wikipedia:Mark 4 nuclear bomb, but IS is a separate (unlinked) WP article Wikipedia:List of military nuclear accidents. I want to look into this matter more. It is shocking to note that the accident does not exist on the Wikipedia page about this weapon. Pat Palmer (talk) 11:25, 18 March 2024 (CDT)

Hi, Pat. According to Howard's source, this was the fifth of 32 accidents to 2000. Fortunately, there was no plutonium core in the Quebec bomb. John (talk) 12:02, 18 March 2024 (CDT)
Still, 100 pounds of uranium blown to bits is no joke, and the cover-up is appalling. I've dealt with this now, so restoring PropDel to the article. Pat Palmer (talk) 13:03, 19 March 2024 (CDT)
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