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 W62 is the warhead used with the Mk 12 reentry vehicle which arms a portion of the Minuteman III ICBM force. Designed for use on MIRV (multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle) bus upper stage.
Continue reading >>The W-71 nuclear warhead was a US thermonuclear warhead developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and deployed on the LIM-49A Spartan, a component of the Safeguard Program, an anti-ballistic missile defense system briefly deployed
Continue reading >>The W73 was an American nuclear warhead for the AGM-53 Condor air to surface missile.
Continue reading >>After the AIM-26 Falcon was retired, 300 units were rebuilt into an improved configuration with a higher yield and redesignated the W72.
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