Other delivery systems Nuclear weapons delivery

the davy crockett artillery shell smallest known nuclear weapon developed usa.



the mk-17 u.s. thermonuclear weapon , weighed around 21 short tons (19,000 kg).

other delivery methods included artillery shells, mines such medium atomic demolition munition , novel blue peacock, nuclear depth charges, , nuclear torpedoes. atomic bazooka fielded, designed used against large formations of tanks.

in 1950s u.s. developed small nuclear warheads air defense use, such nike hercules. 1950s 1980s, united states , canada fielded low-yield nuclear-tipped air-to-air rocket, air-2 genie. further developments of concept, larger warheads, led anti-ballistic missiles. united states have largely taken nuclear air-defense weapons out of service fall of soviet union in 1990s. russia updated nuclear tipped soviet era anti-ballistic missile (abm) system, known a-135 anti-ballistic missile system in 1995. believed the, in development(2013) successor nuclear a-135, a-235 samolet-m dispense nuclear interception warheads , instead rely on conventional hit-to-kill capability destroy target.

small, two-man portable tactical weapons (erroneously referred suitcase bombs), such special atomic demolition munition, have been developed, although difficulty combine sufficient yield portability limits military utility.

hypersonic glide vehicles new potential method of nuclear delivery. can potentially combined icbm mirvs such rs-28 sarmat.