W80 warhead
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The W80 warhead is a U.S. thermonuclear warhead designed for use on cruise missiles, notably deployed on systems like the Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) and Tomahawk.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| armsControlStatus | some variants retired under post–Cold War reductions ⓘ |
| associatedBomberForce | U.S. strategic bomber fleet ⓘ |
| associatedNavalForce |
U.S. attack submarines (for TLAM-N)
ⓘ
U.S. surface combatants (for TLAM-N) ⓘ |
| associatedProgram |
AGM-86B ALCM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BGM-109A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Nuclear (TLAM-N) NERFINISHED ⓘ Long-Range Stand Off weapon (LRSO) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | highly classified technical details ⓘ |
| compatibleBomber | B-52H Stratofortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliveryMethod |
air-launched
ⓘ
sea-launched ⓘ |
| deploymentEra | Reagan administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatform | cruise missile ⓘ |
| designedDuring | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
AGM-86 ALCM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BGM-109 Tomahawk NERFINISHED ⓘ air-launched cruise missile ⓘ sea-launched cruise missile ⓘ |
| designer | Los Alamos National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designLineage | derivative of earlier U.S. thermonuclear designs ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1980s ⓘ |
| family | U.S. strategic nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| governingAgency | National Nuclear Security Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceDependency | relies on host cruise missile guidance ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
W80-0
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W80-1 ⓘ W80-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifeExtensionGoal | support LRSO deployment into mid-21st century ⓘ |
| modernizationProgram | W80-4 Life Extension Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponType | two-stage thermonuclear ⓘ |
| role |
strategic deterrence
ⓘ
theater nuclear strike ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | enhanced nuclear safety mechanisms ⓘ |
| status |
in service
ⓘ
partially retired ⓘ |
| storageType | deployed and stockpiled configurations ⓘ |
| treatyImpact | affected by U.S.-Russia arms control agreements ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| warheadClass |
strategic warhead
ⓘ
tactical warhead ⓘ |
| yieldCategory | sub-megaton ⓘ |
| yieldType | variable yield ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.