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Remember that most modern weapons are dial-a-yield weapons, which means the warhead can be boosted anywhere from a minimum to a maximum yield.
This all depends on the ICBM delivery vehicle, the specific warhead, the country of origin and the yield set on each warhead. I'd say anywhere from 150 kilotons to 450 kilotons or so per warhead, depending.
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If you are talking about the actual physical size of the bomb device, then modern nuclear weapons can be quite compact. The typical "bomb" in a warhead of something like a ICBM or SLBM is about three cubic feet in size (.1 cubic meter), and weighs several hundred pounds (roughly 100kg or so)There have been consistent rumors of both the United States and the U.S.S.R. having developed "suitcase" nukes, which would put them at under 1 cubic foot in size and under 20kg or so in weight.If you are talking about explosive yield, current-generation strategic weapons are typically the fission-fusion-fission design, and have between 1/3 and 1/2 MT yield. This size was chosen for efficiency, giving a relatively high yield/warhead weight ratio. Tactical warheads for bombs and short-range rockets are typically boosted fission weapons, and have yields in the 50-200kt range.add there were developed atomic shells (nuclear artillery) to be fired from artillery, but these have real maintenance problems, and may no longer be in service.
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How big do you want it to be?There are 4 inch nuclear howitzer shellsThe Davy Crocket dial-a-yield tactical jeep transported warhead was a 12 inch sphereTypical modern ICBM fusion warheads are cones about 6 inch diameter base and 18 inch tall (I've seen speculative sketches on these that estimate the fission trigger is roughly a sphere 2.5 inches in diameter)nuclear depth charges are the same size as conventional onesnuclear torpedos are the same size as conventional onesThe first US nuclear artillery shell was 280mm (11 inch)The first US deliverable fusion bomb was 6 feet in diameter and about 15 feet long (MK-17) and would only fit in the B-36 bomberThe first US fusion device (test Ivy Mike) was a steel cylinder 20 feet in diameter and 80 feet tall with 2 foot thick walls
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