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B28 nuclear bomb
The
B28
, originally
Mark 28
, was a
thermonuclear bomb
carried by
U.S.
tactical
fighter bombers
,
attack aircraft
and
bomber aircraft
. From 1962 to 1972 under the
NATO
nuclear weapons sharing
program, American B28s also equipped six Europe-based Canadian
CF-104
squadrons known as the
RCAF
Nuclear Strike Force. It was also supplied for delivery by UK-based
Royal Air Force
Valiant
and
Canberra
aircraft assigned to NATO under the command of
SACEUR
. In addition, certain USN carrier based attack aircraft such as the
A3D (later A-3B) Skywarrior
,
A4D (later A-4) Skyhawk
, and
A3J (later A-5A) Vigilante
were equipped to carry the MK 28.
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