Talk:B83 nuclear bomb

Boeing 747?
This has to be a joke, the 747 isn't a bomber at all. Even countries that have small air forces and 747s in their Airline inventory don't use them that way, and they certainly don't have B83s. I'm throwing a citation needed on that one and if nobody comes up with a decent source, because that's one hell of an extraordinary claim, I'm deleting it. 24.116.229.115 (talk) 15:30, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Need info on yield!
The article is fine but what is the explosive yield? 87.59.76.151 (talk) 01:58, 2 September 2008 (UTC)


 * The information was deleted this morning and has been restored. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 02:50, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

92.41.74.223 (talk) 01:09, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

This article is incorrect. It states that this was the first nuclear weapon designed to prevent accidential detonation. In fact ALL munitions have to pass the provisions of DODESB (Dept. of Defence Explosives Safety Board) explosive safety standards which have been in existence prior to the inception of the B83. The B83 did nothing other than pass existing standards.

92.41.74.223 (talk) 01:09, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Infobox?
The correct infobox is Infobox Weapon -MBK004 08:13, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Discrepancy regarding the B1 Lancer
The article for the B1 states that by 1995, the B1's nuclear capabilities had been retroactively removed. Yet, this article still lists the B1 as a current carrier. Am I missing something here, or should the B1 be removed from the list included within this article?

Jade Phoenix Pence (talk) 08:16, 31 July 2017 (UTC)Jade Phoenix Pence

USAF source
It's not clear to me the Nuclear Weapons Archive is a reliable source. For future reference, this USAF site had dimensions and test-date: https://web.archive.org/web/20170812074657/https://www.hill.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/397189/b83-thermonuclear-bomb/ - Remedial Reading Assistant (talk) 04:25, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

"Cheese" tests
The article says 'B77 nuclear component test firings were attributed to the Operation Anvil series in 1975 and 1976, specifically the "Cheese" test shots in Anvil'. This claim is referenced to the Nuclear Weapons Archive. There are two problems with this reference: 1) This site is self-published and so is not a reliable source.  2)  The referenced source says the association is 'Likely', it does not claim certain knowledge. A quick Google search does not throw up a reliable source. Unless a reliable source for the claim can be found, the claim should be removed - Crosbie 02:01, 12 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Which of the several claims you quote are you suggesting is the problem? Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:38, 9 October 2019 (UTC)