File:Medium Atomic Demolition Munition (internal).jpg

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Internal view of a Medium Atomic Demolition Munition (nuclear landmine) produced by the United States from 1965 to 1986. From left to right: packing container, warhead, code-decoder unit, firing unit.

The MADM was a tactical nuclear weapon with a destructive yield which varied between (1-15 kilotons). The entire unit weighed less than 400 lbs.

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  • Immediate source: Brookings Institution / Chuck Hansen's Swords of Armageddon
  • Ultimate source: Department of Defense photograph
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