Bomb Design
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The Shrimp device in its shot cab. |
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| Type | Teller-Ulam design Thermonuclear weapon |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Ben Diven-project engineer |
| Designed | 24 February 1954 (GMT) |
| Manufacturer | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Number built | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 10,659 kilograms (23,500 lb) |
| Length | 455.93 centimetres (179.50 in) |
| Diameter | 136.90 centimetres (53.90 in) |
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