Castle Bravo - Bomb Design

Bomb Design

Shrimp

The Shrimp device in its shot cab.
Type Teller-Ulam design Thermonuclear weapon
Production history
Designer Ben Diven-project engineer
Designed 24 February 1954 (GMT)
Manufacturer Los Alamos National Laboratory
Number built 1
Specifications
Weight 10,659 kilograms (23,500 lb)
Length 455.93 centimetres (179.50 in)
Diameter 136.90 centimetres (53.90 in)

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