W49 warhead
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The W49 warhead was an early high-yield thermonuclear warhead developed by the United States during the Cold War for use in ballistic missile systems.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deploymentPlatform |
ICBM
ⓘ
IRBM ⓘ land-based ballistic missile ⓘ |
| derivedFromDesign | TX-28 warhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
ballistic missile
ⓘ
intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ intermediate-range ballistic missile ⓘ |
| designLineage | Mark 28 thermonuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designPurpose | strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| hasNATOReportingName | W49 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early US ballistic missile armament ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponConfiguration | two-stage radiation implosion ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponType | two-stage thermonuclear ⓘ |
| partOf | United States nuclear arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | strategic warhead ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod |
around 1959
ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| usedIn | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnWeaponSystem |
Atlas missile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jupiter missile NERFINISHED ⓘ Redstone missile NERFINISHED ⓘ Thor missile NERFINISHED ⓘ Titan I missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadFamily | Mark 28 family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadNumber | W49 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yieldClass | high-yield ⓘ |
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