Special Atomic Demolition Munition

SADM in its carry bag
SADM hard carrying case
A U.S. Army Special Forces paratrooper conducts a high-altitude low-opening military freefall jump with an MK–54 SADM

The Special Atomic Demolition Munition (SADM), also known as the XM129 and XM159 Atomic Demolition Charges,[1] and the B54 bomb[2] was a nuclear man-portable atomic demolition munition (ADM) system fielded by the US military from the 1960s to 1980s but never used in combat.

  1. ^ Semiannual Historical Report, Activities for the Period 1 July 1969 – 31 December 1968, Vol I (PDF) (Report). Headquarters Field Command, Defense Atomic Support Agency. p. 260. DASA-69-0492. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021. Operational Review of the XM-129/XM-159 Atomic Demolition Charge (B54 SADM)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference W54Report was invoked but never defined (see the help page).