The W76 is an American thermonuclear warhead, designed for use on the UGM-96 Trident I submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and subsequently moved to the UGM-133 Trident II as Trident I was phased out of service.

2007年1月9日 · The W76 is the warhead used with the Mk 4 reentry vehicle which arms Trident II (D-5) submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). Designed for use on MIRV (multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle) bus upper stage.

Completion of the W76-1 warhead production allows the continued deployment of the W76 warhead atop the Trident D5 missile in the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines. NNSA currently conducts surveillance activities including the disassembly of selected warheads returned from submarines to assess reliability, safety, security, and performance.

The W76-1 is a refurbished W76-0 warhead, which is a submarine-launched ballistic missile system first introduced into the stockpile for the U.S. Navy in 1978. This LEP has strengthened the...

2020年1月10日 · Unclassified sources state that the current W76-1 warhead has an explosive yield of around 100 kilotons. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has said the low-yield version, the W76-2, would be configured “for primary-only detonation.” This could mean a yield of less than 10 kilotons.

2021年1月6日 · The Trump Administration developed a new low-yield version of the W-76 warhead for existing submarine-launched Trident II (D-5) missiles. Unclassified sources state that the existing W76-1 warhead has an explosive yield of around 100 kilotons.

2019年12月13日 · The W76-2 “low-yield” Trident warhead, currently in production, is dangerous, unjustified, and redundant. Background: The W76-2 nuclear warhead is a new “low-yield” warhead called for by the Trump administration's 2018 Nuclear Posture Review.

2020年3月19日 · The W76-2 mod, a Los Alamos program, is a modification of the W76-1 warhead, which is used on the U.S. Navy's Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile. The W76-1, which is still in use, produces a high yield; the W76-2 provides a low-yield, sea-launched ballistic missile warhead capability.

2019年2月13日 · The W76-1 is a refurbished W76-0 warhead, which is a submarine-launched ballistic missile system that was first introduced into the stockpile for the Navy in 1978. The W76-1 Life Extension Program extends the originally designed …

2020年1月30日 · The W76-2 is a small, tactical nuclear warhead designed to counter enemy tactical nuclear weapons. The warhead is actually derived from the existing W76 warhead, each of which is large enough...