World Military Power
← Nuclear weapons

RDS-5

Nuclear weapons

Country of origin Soviet Union
The RDS-5 (Russian: РДС-5) was a plutonium based Soviet atomic bomb, probably using a hollow core. Two versions were made. The first version used 2 kg Pu-239 and was expected to yield 9.2 kilotons. The second version used only 0.8 kg Pu-239.

Read more on Wikipedia ↗

Countries that use it (1)

Soviet Air Forces

About this weapon →

Similar models

See all →

Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q4386511