Atomic demolition munition in the context of "Special Atomic Demolition Munition"

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👉 Atomic demolition munition in the context of Special Atomic Demolition Munition

The Special Atomic Demolition Munition (SADM), also known as the XM129 and XM159 Atomic Demolition Charges, and the B54 bomb was a nuclear man-portable atomic demolition munition (ADM) system fielded by the US military from the 1960s to 1980s but never used in combat. It had an estimated yield of up to 1 kiloton of TNT.

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Atomic demolition munition in the context of Green Light Teams

Green Light teams were small groups of U.S. Army Special Forces trained to advance, arm, and deploy Special Atomic Demolition Munitions (SADM) behind enemy lines. Created in 1962 during the height of the Cold War, they were responsible for infiltrating behind enemy lines to detonate atomic demolition munitions, a type of portable nuclear weapon created in 1954. The last teams were disbanded in 1986.

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