Swedish Atomic Bomb Questions?

[Swedswar]

As you may know after WWII Sweden attempted to make atomic weapons. In 1961 the program was canceled, so the Viggen could be made. If Sweden got the bomb,

where would it be tested?
how powerful would it be in kilo, or even megatons?
would it be a Hydrogen Bomb, or would it not get that far?
how would this effect Sweden's military?
if the fall of the Warsaw Pact is not butterflyed, would Sweden keep the bomb?
how would it be delivered I know about plans for a Bomber, but what about ICBMs, and SLBMs?
if ICBMs, where would the silos be?
finally, if Sweden gets the bomb, could other Neutral, or Non-Alined (is there a difference?) countries like Switzerland, or Yugoslavia (dear god, the Balkan Wars) get the bomb?

(Looking for facts, and opinions btw)

 

[The Kiat]

I don't know about other neutral states taking that route. Sweden did have the Soviet Union right across the sea after all and knew there was no guarentee that it's neutrality would be respected in the event of war. True, Yugoslavia was not in the nicest neighborhoods, but seeing how South Africa had the bomb and Yugoslavia didn't I'm not sure why Sweden with it's eight or ten bombs would concern them.

 

[Delta Force]

where would it be tested?

That's a good question.

how powerful would it be in kilo, or even megatons?

It would depend on the type in terms of fission, boosted fission, or thermonuclear. The AN-11, AN-22, Red Beard, and WE.177 are examples of nuclear gravity bombs deployed by France and the United Kingdom, two smaller nuclear powers.

would it be a Hydrogen Bomb, or would it not get that far?

Out of the ten nuclear powers, only the DPRK, Pakistan, and South Africa (which has since given up its program) have failed to build thermonuclear weapons.

how would this effect Sweden's military?

It could lead a smaller conventional military force, and probably would out of fiscal necessity.

if the fall of the Warsaw Pact is not butterflyed, would Sweden keep the bomb?

Sweden might unilaterally disarm to serve as an example to the world. Or they might retain their arsenal to assure no one will ever attack them.

how would it be delivered I know about plans for a Bomber, but what about ICBMs, and SLBMs?

Something like that would be expensive, if it can be miniaturized Sweden might go with cruise missiles on aircraft, ships, submarines, or even on the ground as a more affordable but potent delivery system.

if ICBMs, where would the silos be?

To maintain the appearance of neutrality, they would have to be positioned in such a way that it doesn't appear that they consider the British, French, Soviets, or anyone else to be a greater threat.

finally, if Sweden gets the bomb, could other Neutral, or Non-Alined (is there a difference?) countries like Switzerland, or Yugoslavia (dear god, the Balkan Wars) get the bomb?

It would be quite likely. Before the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, experts were predicting three dozen nuclear powers by the year 2000. The NNPT has had its problems, but no one really expected it to do as well as it has at the time, especially because early on many countries refrained from signing.

 

[Swedswar]

I don't know about other neutral states taking that route. Sweden did have the Soviet Union right across the sea after all and knew there was no guarentee that it's neutrality would be respected in the event of war. True, Yugoslavia was not in the nicest neighborhoods, but seeing how South Africa had the bomb and Yugoslavia didn't I'm not sure why Sweden with it's eight or ten bombs would concern them.

If Sweden gets the bomb, the idea of neutral stats getting bombs becomes more ligament. So maybe if Sweden, and Switzerland got bombs, Yugoslavia might want one for presage, protection, and all of that.

 

[Karelian]

The OTL nuclear program was cancelled after Sweden and Nato started the secret cooperation that would have brought the US missile submarines in to the Baltic and to the Swedish territorial waters in a case of war, so that they could perform cruise missile/nuclear attacks against Soviet bases in Baltic states.

After this Sweden was indeed integral piece in the "any state in the Western hemisphere"-nuclear strategy of the United States.

 

[Michel Van]

Some information about Sweden Nuclear bomb program

it was fission bombs utilize Pu-239 as the fissile material.
they wanted 100 tactical nuclear bombs with approximate yields of 20 kt.
bomb weighing 400–500 kg and 35 cm in diameter ø, so A 32 Lansen or Saab 37 Viggen could carry ti.
Saab study a supersonic Bomber "Saab 36" as strategic bomber

Saab 36

next to that they briefly study the possibility of using land-based missiles range of about 100 km, as well as nuclear-armed torpedoes for Sjöormen-class submarine and Nuclear-armed anti-ship missiles,

Robot 330
Saab study also Robot 330, a mobile land attack missile with 500 km range, but all this project were stop because of excessive costs.
and in end it was only Bombers who would bring nuke to target

on test site i have no location information but is very likely it's underground test in sweden.

additional source
http://scienceandglobalsecurity.org/archive/sgs18jonter.pdf