Bullpup
A radio-guided Missle for Naval Aircraft
Explosive Power
Up to 15 kt.
Hiroshima Equivalent Factor
Up to 1x
Dimensions
13 ft, 4 inches x 17.3 inches
Weight
1785 lbs.
Range
10 miles, Mach 2
Year(s)
1964–1976
Purpose
Short-range attacks on ground targets from the air.
About THE Bullpup
Forthcoming…
Gallery
Nukemap
NUKEMAP is a web-based mapping program that attempts to give the user a sense of the destructive power of nuclear weapons. It was created by Alex Wellerstein, a historian specializing in nuclear weapons (see his book on nuclear secrecy and his blog on nuclear weapons). The screenshot below shows the NUKEMAP output for this particular weapon. Click on the map to customize settings.
Videos
Click on the Play button and then the Full screen brackets on the lower right to view each video. Click on the Exit full screen cross at lower right (the “X” on a mobile device) to return.
Further Reading
- Wikipedia, Designation Systems, Global Security.
- As you can see in the “Launching the AGM 120D Missile!!” video, above, a kit model of the Bullpup was used in the 1999 James Bond film The World is Not Enough. Freeze-frame at 1:43 for a view of the miniature before it is launched at the bad-guy helicopter.
- The nuclear version of the Bullpup used the W45 warhead, the same as the Terrier and Little John (links to American Nukes forthcoming).