Alexander Lebed in 1997 would cause great global upheaval to mention the possibility of building viable nuclear weapons capable of being carried by one or more persons. Although at first sight was an alarmist statement, Lebed as the position of National Security Adviser in Russia, and his deep knowledge of Soviet weapons systems, gave their arguments, the option of being taken seriously by the international community. 
But, the question is Are there any portable nuclear weapons? the answer is somewhat ambiguous: yes and no. There are two significant examples of nuclear weapons as "portable." The first is called H-912, and is a cylindrical bag 40 x 60 centimeters and 68 kilograms enclosing a nuclear device Mk-54 type capable of generating a sub-kiloton of energy release. There are only 300 in the world, built in 1989 by the United States Army as a tool of last resort to a Soviet invasion of Western Europe which, for unforeseen reasons, the use of missiles would be impractical.
H-912 However, the second example is the most ridiculous of all: the M-388 launcher. The same was designed in the late 50's, was intended to destroy Soviet invaders formations to West Germany. Their task was not to exercise great damage on the enemy, but to stop it and give you 48 hours to NATO to come together and launch a counter attack. Also built from a Mk-54 warhead, it was released at 2 km away by a rifle piston of 104 mm or 4 km away with a similar but 155m rifle. Technically, a team of 3 men armed with M-388 device could have the same effect on Soviet forces support battalion motor 1.
m388 ... And if it bursts
The following video is a compilation of hydrogen bomb explosions throughout the twentieth century, many of the images were shown to world for the first time in one of the best documentaries on the subject: "Trinity and Beyond" by Peter Kuran-narrated no more and no less than William Shatner, better known as Captain Kirk, and created a way to honor the end of the Cold War.
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