W78 warhead
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The W78 warhead is an American MIRV-capable thermonuclear warhead designed for deployment on intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear weapon
ⓘ
thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | Minuteman III modernization ⓘ |
| associatedWithBranch | United States Strategic Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToNuclearPosture | U.S. strategic nuclear posture ⓘ |
| classification | classified design details ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliverySystem | ballistic missile ⓘ |
| deployedOn | Minuteman III MIRV bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentEnvironment | silo-based ICBM ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatformType | land-based ICBM ⓘ |
| designedDuring | 1970s ⓘ |
| designedForUseOn |
LGM-30G Minuteman III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | hardened targets ⓘ |
| designer | Los Alamos National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| guidanceDependentOn | host missile guidance system ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
U.S. nuclear arsenal
ⓘ
United States strategic nuclear forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MIRVCapable | true ⓘ |
| nuclearExplosiveType | boosted primary with thermonuclear secondary ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponCategory | MIRVed ICBM warhead ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponDesign | two-stage thermonuclear ⓘ |
| operator | Air Force Global Strike Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | strategic strike ⓘ |
| rangeClassOfCarrier | intercontinental ⓘ |
| role |
counterforce capability
ⓘ
strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures | enhanced safety compared to earlier warheads ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| strategicUse | long-range nuclear strike ⓘ |
| successorCandidate |
W87 warhead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W87-1 warhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyBase | thermonuclear fusion-fission design ⓘ |
| treatyRelevance |
subject to New START counting rules
ⓘ
subject to START limitations ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedIn | U.S. nuclear triad land leg ⓘ |
| usedInDoctrine |
flexible response
ⓘ
mutually assured destruction ⓘ |
| warheadFamily | U.S. W-series nuclear warheads ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear ⓘ |
| yieldType | variable yield ⓘ |
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