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. The first variant, the W76 mod 0 (W76-0) was manufactured from 1978 to 1987.

Jan 9, 2007 · 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.

The W76-1 is a refurbished W76-0 warhead used on submarine launched ballistic missiles. The W76-0 was introduced into the stockpile for the Navy in 1978. The W76-1 Life Extension Program extended the originally designed warhead service life of 20 years to 60 years. The W76-1 meets all missions and capabilities of the

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...

Dec 23, 2024 · The W76-2 “low-yield” Trident warhead is dangerous, unjustified, and redundant. Background: The W76-2 nuclear warhead is a “low-yield” warhead called for by the first Trump administration's 2018 Nuclear Posture Review.

Jan 30, 2020 · 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...

Jul 26, 2021 · The W76-1 produces a high nuclear yield; the W76-2 provides a low-yield, sea-launched ballistic missile warhead capability. The first W76-2 was produced on February 22, 2019, at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas.

Jan 29, 2020 · We estimate that one or two of the 20 missiles on the USS Tennessee and subsequent subs will be armed with the W76-2, either singly or carrying multiple warheads. Each W76-2 is estimated to have an explosive yield of about five kilotons.

Dec 4, 2009 · W76-1 Life Extension Program milestone a Labs-wide accomplishment In late September, when Labs Director Tom Hunter signed the W76-1 Final Weapon Development Report, it represented Sandia’s certification of the US Navy’s strategic warhead. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Director Michael Anastasio also signed the

Fogbank (stylized as FOGBANK) is a code name given to a secret material used in the W76, W78 and W88 nuclear warheads that are part of the United States nuclear arsenal. [1] The process to create Fogbank was lost by 2000, when it was needed for the refurbishment of old warheads.