MKX Nuclear Grenade

The Mark 10 Tactical Nuclear Device, commonly listed as the MKX, is a man-portable nuclear powered grenade device, used by the United Federation military, as well as NANHI. Developed after the M67 fragmentation grenade, the MKX was developed as a means to flush out enemy combatants from interior buildings by causing enough heat damage to collapse it, and then render the area temporarily inhospitable due to the low level fallout produced. The MKX is commonly under fire by anti-nuclear weapon activists, who claim that the use of the weapon in the battlefield causes massive levels of damage to environments its used in, as well as violates wartime guidelines on the use of nuclear warheads. However, a review done by the Federal Nuclear Energy Committee determined that the MKX's maximum blast yield is far under the limits set for nuclear type weapons. The Federation military has also publicized that only members of the UF Marine Corps and security forces of the UF Navy are authorized to utilize them, with the Self-Defense Force being restricted from training or carrying MKX devices due to their law enforcement duties. SDF officers certified with the deployment of explosive devices still utilize the M67 fragmentation grenade during hostile invasions and strategic defense.