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 >>Operation Emery[1] was a series of twelve nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site. These explosions occurred in 1970 and 1971, after the Mandrelseries and before Grommet.
Continue reading >>The W19 nuclear system was adapted into a nuclear artillery shell for the US Navy 16 inch (406 mm) battleship guns, the W23.
Continue reading >>Operation Mandrel[1] was a series of 53 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1969 and 1970.
Continue reading >>Operation Bowline[1] was a series of 48 nuclear test explosions conducted by the United States in 1968 and 1969 at the Nevada Test Site. These blasts followed Crosstie and preceded Mandrel.
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