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Diver may have found 'lost nuke' missing since cold war off Canada coast
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/04/canada-lost-nuke-found-cold-war-bomb
"The US military said the lost bomb was a dummy capsule packed with lead rather than the plutonium core needed for an atomic explosion."
Apparently not exactly a complete "dummy," more like a Mk4 whose plutonium pit had not been inserted. Thus, it was a dummy with respect to its nuclear capabilities:
1950 British Columbia B-36 crash
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_British_Columbia_B-36_crash
The plane carried a Mark IV atomic bomb, containing a substantial quantity of natural uranium and 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) of conventional explosives. According to the USAF, the bomb did not contain the plutonium core necessary for a nuclear detonation.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/04/canada-lost-nuke-found-cold-war-bomb
"The US military said the lost bomb was a dummy capsule packed with lead rather than the plutonium core needed for an atomic explosion."
Apparently not exactly a complete "dummy," more like a Mk4 whose plutonium pit had not been inserted. Thus, it was a dummy with respect to its nuclear capabilities:
1950 British Columbia B-36 crash
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_British_Columbia_B-36_crash
The plane carried a Mark IV atomic bomb, containing a substantial quantity of natural uranium and 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) of conventional explosives. According to the USAF, the bomb did not contain the plutonium core necessary for a nuclear detonation.