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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This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.

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00:21, 2 January 2006Thumbnail for version as of 00:21, 2 January 2006425 × 300 (35 KB)Fastfission~commonswikiInternal 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 had a relatively low yield for a nuclear wea
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