Topic: Nuclear Weapon Delivery By Parachutist!

[Ken (OP)]

... we did some crazy a$$ stuff during the Cold War, and so did the Soviet Union. Most of what was going on we will never know about.

SADM Delivery By Parachutist/Swimmer (Special Atomic Demolition Munition)

... read the full article here, very enlightening.
Special Forces Parachuted With Nukes Strapped To Them During The Cold War

For U.S. special operations personnel, conducting high-altitude parachute jumps are pretty much par for the course. Yet doing so with a nuclear bomb strapped between your legs is on an entirely different level.

That’s exactly what can be seen in the top shot above. Here, a U.S. Army Special Forces paratrooper is pictured free-falling during a training exercise with a Special Atomic Demolition Munition, or SADM, harnessed to them. A form of atomic demolition munition (ADM), SADMs were man-portable nuclear weapons, also known as “backpack nukes.” These munitions were fitted into specially designed hard/cloth carrying cases for their transportation on the backs (or between the legs) of special operators. SADMs weighed in the region of 150 pounds, with their warheads – the W-54/B-54 – contributing around 50-55 pounds. SADMs were extremely small, just 24 inches long by 16 inches wide.

[Skhilled]

Wow!