The W54 nuclear warhead was used in the man-portable M-388 Davy Crockett projectile. The unusually small size of the warhead is apparent.The W54 was one of the smallest nuclear warheads deployed by the United States. It was a very compact implosion-type n
full story >>The W59 was an American thermonuclear warhead used on some Minuteman I ICBM missiles from 1962-1969, and planned to be used on the cancelled GAM-87 Skybolt air-launched ballistic missile.
Continue reading >>The W34 was an American nuclear bomb developed and deployed during the mid-1960s.
Continue reading >>Operation Tinderbox[1] was a series of fifteen nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1979 and 1980. These tests followed the Quicksilverseries and preceded Guardian.
Continue reading >>The W33 was an American nuclear artillery shell, fired from an 8 inch (203 mm) M110 howitzer and M115 howitzer.
Continue reading >>Operation Quicksilver[1] (United States, 1978 - 1979) was a nuclear test series of eighteen blasts conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1978 and 1979.
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