The B83 nuclear weapon was developed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California beginning in the late 1970s. It entered service in 1983 and the first underground test detonation took place on 15 December 1984. The B83 was intended for high-speed carriage (up to Mach 2.0) and delivery from either high or low altitude.
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2008-10-15
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