W62 warhead
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The W62 warhead is a U.S. thermonuclear warhead developed during the Cold War for use on intercontinental ballistic missiles, notably the Minuteman III.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| armsControlContext | subject to START treaties ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | Minuteman III modernization ⓘ |
| classification | strategic thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| compatibleReentryVehicle | Mk-12 RV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliverySystem | land-based ICBM ⓘ |
| deployedBy | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentConfiguration | multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ⓘ |
| deploymentPeakPeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| deploymentStart | early 1970s ⓘ |
| designedBy | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForMIRV | true ⓘ |
| designStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| designYield |
0.17 megatons of TNT
ⓘ
approximately 170 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
| developedFor |
LGM-30G Minuteman III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| enteredStockpile | 1970 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fullyRetiredBy | 2009 ⓘ |
| guidanceContext | MIRVed reentry vehicle ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
counterforce targeting
ⓘ
strategic strike ⓘ |
| laterSuccessorOnMinutemanIII | W87 warhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountsIn | Mk-12 reentry vehicle ⓘ |
| nuclearExplosivePackageType | two-stage Teller–Ulam design ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponFamily | U.S. W-series warheads ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 2 ⓘ |
| platform | LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
W78 warhead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W87 warhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | mid‑2000s ⓘ |
| role | strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| serviceEntry |
1970
ⓘ
1972 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorOnMinutemanIII | W78 warhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn | Minuteman III MIRV bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadSeries | Minuteman III warhead family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponType | two-stage thermonuclear ⓘ |
| yieldCategory | sub-megaton ⓘ |
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