In the 1950s the military tried several new atomic weapons, including firing a nuclear warhead from a 280mm artillery piece.

By nuclear standards, the W54 warhead used by the Davy Crockett was tiny, with an explosive yield of .01-.02 kilotons, or the equivalent of 10 to 20 tons of TNT. By comparison, the bomb that was ...

The birth of the Davy Crockett as a possible low-yield infantry ... When the Soviets detonated a nuclear bomb in 1949 it added further impetus to U.S. development. Thus in 1957 the Atomic Energy ...

ranging from the "Davy Crockett," the tiniest U.S. bomb produced, to "Tsar Bomba," the largest USSR bomb designed. Clicking the "detonate" button will produce ringed circles around the city on ...

The Davy Crockett: This tactical nuclear recoilless rifle with a 0.01-kiloton payload was designed for use on conventional battlefields. The lightest nuke ever, it had a top range of 2.5 miles ...

The M-28/29 "Davy Crockett," and this massively tiny explosion (at around 3:35, if the video doesn't load properly), was the result. The miniature nuke came about from the desire to be able to use ...

5) Davy Crockett (death toll 360 in London) Davy Crockett is the codename for the USA’s tiniest nuclear bomb – at 20 kilotons. Only 360 would die in London if this was set off, while 3,190 ...