Jughead (bomb)

The hydrogen bomb nicknamed "Jughead" was brought to the Island in 1954 by the United States Army.

The Army set up a tent camp at the Mesa, hanging Jughead from a wooden firing tower in preparation for undisclosed tests. Before these tests could be conducted, the Others, including Richard Alpert and Charles Widmore, attacked the camp, killing all the Army personnel and taking control of Jughead. When a time-traveling Daniel Faraday arrived, he noticed that one of the Others had radiation burns and concluded that the casing of the bomb had cracked. He convinced Richard to allow him to deactivate the bomb, and he was allowed to inspect Jughead under the supervision of Ellie. Upon doing so, he confirmed his suspicion that the casing was cracked and frantically instructed Ellie to patch the hole with lead and then bury the bomb in concrete.

Crack in Jughead Casing — The crack in the casing of the bomb

Faraday once again traveled in time before he could confirm that Ellie would follow his instructions. The fate of Jughead is unknown. ("Jughead")

Trivia

The term "jughead" refers to a foolish or stupid person; Jughead is one of the main characters in Archie comics.
Jughead was the code name for an actual nuclear test that took place in 1954.
Jughead appears to be a Mark 16 nuclear bomb. The Mark 16 is more properly designated TX-16/EC-16 as it only existed in Experimental/Emergency Capability versions. The TX-16 bomb was 61.4 inches in diameter, 296.7 inches long, and weighed 39,000 to 42,000 pounds. Design yield was 6-8 megatons. Five units were manufactured in January 1954, and deployed in an interim "emergency capability" role with the designation EC-16. By April 1954 they were all retired.

Unanswered questions

What ultimately happened to Jughead?

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Flight 815 survivors and Flight 316 survivors	Beach camp • Caves • Claire's hut • Eko's church • Eko's grave • Garden • Golf course • Graves • Hydra Island camp • Rose and Bernard's cabin • Shannon's tent • Sweat lodge • Tiger pit

DHARMA, The Others and U.S. Army	The Hatch • The Hydra • The Arrow • The Swan • The Flame • The Pearl • The Orchid • The Staff • The Looking Glass • The Tempest • The Lamp Post • The Door • The ? • Army camp • The Barracks • The Others' beach camp • The Cabin • Cages • Capsule dump • Cliffside cave • Decoy village • East coast dock • The Hostiles' camp • Hydra Island • The Incident Room • Jughead • The Lighthouse • Man in Black's camp • Mass grave • Oldham's tent • Pala Ferry • Processing Center • Radio tower • Runway • Sonar fence • Subterranean conduit • The Temple • The Temple wall • Tree mark • The Tunnels

The Island's locations	Alex's hideout • Ancient village • Balloon • Bamboo grove • Bench • Black Rock • Cliff • Cove • Dark Territory • Drug smugglers' plane • Statue of Taweret • Frozen wheel • Heart of the Island • Jungle • Lagoon • Lake • The Line • Man in Black's camp • The Mesa • North Valley • Ocean • Pascal Flats • Polar bear cave • Rivers • Rope bridge • Rousseau's camp • Ruins • Solenoid coil chamber • Waterfall • Wells

Off-Island locations	Ames Central General Store • Bars • Eloise's church • The Lamp Post • Choogdong Hospital • Commune • Cowin Heights High School • Delerue Center for Rehabilitation • DHARMA Logistics Warehouse • Die Mauer • Dina's Coffee Shop • Fieldcroft School • Golden State Natural History Museum • Gus' Pawn Shop • Heathrow Airport • Hotels and motels • Kanpai Bar and Grill • Kashmir Curry • LAX • Tracking station • Marina Medical Center Long Beach • Melbourne Walkabout Tours • Membata • Moriah Vineyards • Mr. Cluck's Chicken Shack • La Vida Tacos • Le Portail d'Arabie • Long Beach Marina • OC staffing services • Rainbow Drive-In • Safe house • Santa Rosa Mental Health Institute • Sidney New South Medical • Smith Stop & Run • Spanish Johnny's • Southway Garrison • Simon's Butcher Shop • Sri Lanka • St. Francis Hospital • St. Mary's Academy • St. Sebastian Hospital • Stadium • Sun Palms Nursing Home • Sydney Airport • University of Michigan • Washington Tustin High School • Williams Conservatory

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