W-53
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The W-53 was a high-yield American thermonuclear warhead developed during the Cold War and deployed on Titan II intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear weapon
ⓘ
thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliverySystem |
LGM-25C Titan II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| deploymentEra | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designEra | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | Titan II ICBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasYieldClass | megaton-range ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
U.S. strategic nuclear forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States nuclear arsenal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | U.S. military W-series designation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearDesign | two-stage thermonuclear ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponType | strategic warhead ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| strategicClassification | offensive strategic weapon ⓘ |
| usedAs | ICBM warhead ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
nuclear deterrent
ⓘ
strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| usedOnMissile |
LGM-25C Titan II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear ⓘ |
| weaponFamily | U.S. W-series nuclear warheads ⓘ |
| yieldType | high-yield ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.