W88 thermonuclear warhead

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U.S. nuclear weapon thermonuclear warhead

The W88 thermonuclear warhead is a compact, high-yield U.S. nuclear warhead designed for deployment on submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
W88 warhead	3
W88 thermonuclear warhead canonical	2
W88 Alt 370 warhead	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. nuclear weapon ⓘ thermonuclear warhead ⓘ
accuracyContext	designed for high-accuracy SLBM system ⓘ
approximateNumberBuilt	hundreds ⓘ
associatedModernization	W88 Alt 370 program ⓘ reentry system and electronics upgrades ⓘ
associatedProgram	United States Navy Strategic Systems Programs ⓘ surface form: U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Program
classification	highly classified design details ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
deliverySystem	ballistic missile reentry vehicle ⓘ
deployedOn	Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine ⓘ
deploymentPlatform	Trident II D5 missile ⓘ surface form: Trident II SLBM submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ
designer	Los Alamos Laboratory ⓘ surface form: Los Alamos National Laboratory
designFeature	MIRV-compatible ⓘ compact reentry vehicle design ⓘ
detonationType	airburst or surface burst (mission-dependent) ⓘ
developmentPeriod	1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ
enteredService	late 1980s ⓘ
governingAgency	National Nuclear Security Administration ⓘ U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ
guidanceOfCarrierMissile	inertial guidance with stellar update (Trident II D5) ⓘ
nuclearWeaponType	two-stage thermonuclear ⓘ
propulsionOfCarrierMissile	solid-fueled ballistic missile ⓘ
rangeClassOfCarrierMissile	submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic range ⓘ
relativeSizeComparedToW76	more compact reentry body ⓘ
relativeYieldComparedToW76	higher ⓘ
role	sea-based leg of U.S. nuclear triad ⓘ strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
safetyFeature	modern nuclear safety mechanisms ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
serviceStatus	in service ⓘ
storageLocationType	U.S. Navy strategic weapons facilities ⓘ
strategicDoctrineContext	Cold War and post–Cold War U.S. nuclear posture ⓘ
strategicImportance	key component of U.S. sea-based nuclear deterrent ⓘ
strategicUse	counterforce targeting ⓘ countervalue targeting ⓘ
successorTo	W76 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ
treatyRelevance	New START Treaty ⓘ START treaties ⓘ
usedAs	MIRV payload on Trident II D5 ⓘ
usedIn	Trident II D5 missile ⓘ surface form: Trident II D5
warheadFamily	U.S. W-series nuclear warheads ⓘ
warheadType	MIRV warhead ⓘ
yield	approximately 475 kilotons of TNT ⓘ
yieldClass	high-yield ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trident II D5 missile → warheadModel → W88 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ

subject surface form: Trident II D5

U.S. thermonuclear weapons program → developedWeapon → W88 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ

this entity surface form: W88 warhead

Nuclear Weapons Life Extension Programs → appliesTo → W88 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ

this entity surface form: W88 warhead

Nuclear bombs of the United States → hasPart → W88 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ

this entity surface form: W88 warhead

Nuclear bombs of the United States → hasPart → W88 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ

this entity surface form: W88 Alt 370 warhead

W76 thermonuclear warhead → successorOrComplement → W88 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ