Bullpup
A radio-guided Missle for Naval Aircraft
Weapon Specifications
Note that the relationship between explosive power and destruction is not linear—a weapon’s destructive effects grow far more slowly than its explosive power.
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.
NukeMap
Simulated destruction of a Bullpup missile at the historic Jamestown, Virginia. Click on the map to change parameters.
Videos
These curated videos provide additional context for this weapon — showing test footage, deployment scenes, technical explanations, interviews, or other historical material, allowing viewers to go deeper into the weapon’s design, use, and place in nuclear history.
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).