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
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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 W30 was an American nuclear warhead used on the RIM-8 Talos surface to air missile and the Tactical Atomic Demolition Munition (TADM).
Continue reading >>W29 would have been the operational designation of the TX-29, which was development of the Mk-15 and was proposed for the Javajo, Redstone, and Snark missiles. The TX-29 was terminated in mid-1955 in favor of the W-39 development of the TX-15-X3.
Continue reading >>It was Manufactured from August of 1958 to May of 1966 and then entered service (as Hound Dog) in 1959 and (as Mace) 1960; Hound Dog retired in 1976, Mace retired in 1970;
Continue reading >>Operation Grommet[1] was a series of 34 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1971 and 1972 including one in Alaska in 1971. These tests followed the Emery series and preceded Toggle.
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