Diefenbunker Cold War Museum - Entrance / 07 Mk4 Nuclear Bomb
Bill Maloney
10/27/2010

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Mk 4 Atomic Bomb

07 Mk4 Nuclear Bomb

Mk 4 Thermonuclear Bomb:

Length: 10 feet, 8 inches
Diameter: 5 feet, 01 inches
Weight: 10,900lbs
Weight of Fissionable Plutonium:
Explosive Yield: 10-40 Kilotons
Configuration: Plutonium implosion bomb
Delivery Method: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, airburst
Est. # of Mk 6 Nuclear Weapons Produced: 550
Production Date: 1949 -1951

This example is a very well done reproduction constructed by Diefenbunker volunteers.