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 Crosstie[1] was a series of 48 nuclear tests mostly conducted in Nevada during 1967 and 1968. These tests followed the Latchkey series and preceded Bowline.
Continue reading >>Operation Latchkey[1] was a series of 38 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1966 and 1967 at the Nevada Test Site (with one exception).
Continue reading >>Operation Flintlock[1] was a series of 48 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site and Amchitka in 1965 and 1966.
Continue reading >>Operation Whetstone[1] was a series of 48 American nuclear tests conducted in 1964 and 1965. These followed the Niblick series and were in turn followed by Flintlock. All but one of these blasts were conducted beneath the Nevada Test Site.
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