18 Sep 2024 —

The explosive yield of the W-88 warhead is about 500 kilotons—some 30 times that of the weapons that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. According to the Cox .... The warhead is said to be lighter than the current W76 and W88 warheads, allowing greater missile ranges.

... Test Ban Treaty in 1999.

“The .... Weapons undergoing the LEP have a test pedigree (at least seven per warhead) that ... RRW design studies (replacements of the W76 and W88 SLBM).

The former .... ... W88 warhead, carried within the larger Mk5.

In comparison, the bomb that ... weapons under a test ban. But Smith's remarks are unfortunately .... A development flight test for the W88 Alt 370.

Although the ... A shipping container for the W88 warhead. (National Nuclear Security ....