W76 warhead location : The new “low-yield” W76-2 nuclear warhead is extremely ...

The Defense Department says a new W76-2 warhead for submarine-launched ballistic missiles allows the United States to “credibly and .... Third, there is some dispute within intelligence agencies over why the Russians are deploying low-yield nuclear warheads in the first place.. Locations · SSP ... Strategic Systems Programs will leverage the existing margin with D5LE to support current and future warheads (W76/W88/W93) until 2039..

The W76-2 has been fielded on U.S. Ohio-class ballistic missile ... warhead from a higher-yield warhead until a detonation were to take place..

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Some missiles are "de-MIRVed" and equipped with a single W76-2 warhead, which depresses the overall average..