W70 warhead
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The W70 warhead was a U.S. tactical nuclear warhead best known for arming the MGM-52 Lance missile and existing in both conventional and enhanced-radiation (neutron bomb) variants.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | tactical nuclear warhead ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | U.S. Army Lance missile program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification |
battlefield support nuclear weapon
ⓘ
enhanced-radiation weapon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliveryMethod | ballistic missile ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | forward-deployed in Europe ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatform | mobile ground-launched missile ⓘ |
| designedAs | neutron bomb ⓘ |
| designedBy | U.S. nuclear weapons laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | MGM-52 Lance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForUseAgainst |
armored formations
ⓘ
concentrated troop formations ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | Warsaw Pact armored forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToMinimize | blast damage relative to radiation effects ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| hasComponentType |
fission primary
ⓘ
fusion secondary ⓘ |
| hasConventionalVariant |
W70 Mod 1
GENERATED
ⓘ
W70 Mod 2 GENERATED ⓘ W70 Mod 4 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasEnhancedRadiationVariant |
W70 Mod 0
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W70 Mod 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
W70 Mod 0
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W70 Mod 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ W70 Mod 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ W70 Mod 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ W70 Mod 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
enhanced-radiation (neutron bomb) variant
ⓘ
use on MGM-52 Lance missile ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. tactical nuclear arsenal ⓘ |
| rangeClassOfCarrierMissile | short-range ballistic missile ⓘ |
| role |
battlefield nuclear weapon
ⓘ
tactical nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | permissive action link (PAL) ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| status |
dismantled
ⓘ
retired ⓘ |
| type | thermonuclear weapon ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army in Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnWeaponSystem | MGM-52 Lance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWithMissile | Lance short-range ballistic missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadClass | nuclear artillery rocket warhead ⓘ |
| yieldType | variable yield ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.