The Special Atomic Demolition Munition (SADM), also known as the XM129 and XM159 Atomic Demolition Charges, [1] and the B54 bomb [2] was a nuclear man-portable atomic demolition munition (ADM) system fielded by the US military from the …

The W54 (also known as the Mark 54 or B54) was a tactical nuclear warhead developed by the United States in the late 1950s. The weapon is notable for being the smallest nuclear weapon in both weight and yield to have entered US service.

Feb 10, 2014 · To fill in the gap in military options between a full nuclear assault and engaging in a lopsided war, says Foreign Policy, U.S. special forces started packing miniature nuclear bombs, devices...

Jan 14, 2019 · The Associated Press just interviewed a veteran of the U.S. Army’s Special Atomic Demolition Munition platoons to find out what it was like to live with the B54 tactical nuclear warhead.

Feb 9, 2025 · The W54, also known as the Mark 54 or B54, was a tactical nuclear warhead developed in the late 1950s. It holds the distinction of being the smallest nuclear weapon ever fielded by the United States in terms of both weight and explosive yield.

Jan 14, 2019 · The horrifying purpose of Special Atomic Demolition Munition units: ‘We all knew it was a one-way mission, a suicide mission’ By Paul Srubas, Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette via the AP Jan 14, 2019

Feb 3, 2014 · The backpack nuke, the B-54 Special Atomic Demolition Munition (SADM) - entered into the US arsenal in 1964. The weapon was only 18 inches tall and 12 inches in diameter, yet was as powerful as a...

A 58.6 pound variant — the B54 — was used in the Special Atomic Demolition Munition (SADM), a nuclear land mine deployed in Europe, South Korea, Guam, and the United States from 1964-1989.

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Special Atomic Demolition Munition (1964). The SADM, popularly known as a “suitcase nuke” or “backpack nuke,” was designed to destroy buildings, bridges, power plants, dams, and other such targets, or to render vast tracts uninhabitable, but was never deployed in combat.