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Parent topics
- Nuclear weapon [r]: A weapon that produces extremely powerful explosions from principles involving subatomic particle reactions, rather than the chemical reactions among atoms that power conventional explosives [e]
- Insensitive high explosives [r]: Explosives, principally for military use, which have an extremely low probability of detonating accidentally or other than as intended in a specific application; not easily converted to improvised explosive devices, will not detonate when engulfed in fire, and, when used in the high explosive initator of a nuclear weapon, unable to trigger fission unless precisely triggered [e]
Subtopics
- B61 (nuclear weapon) [r]: A thermonuclear fusion device implemented as a "tactical" gravity bomb that has a low to medium variable yield; the B61-11 version has limited ground penetration capability [e]
- B83 (nuclear weapon) [r]: A thermonuclear gravity bomb whose variable yield can be set to the highest (1-2 MtSymbol error) of any deployed U.S. nuclear weapon; uses LX-17 explosive [e]
- W80 (nuclear weapon) [r]: -0 warhead for retired UGM-109 submarine-launched and -1 for AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) and AGM-129 stealth cruise missile; variable yield up to 200 kt. [e]
- W87 (nuclear weapon) [r]: Intermediate yield thermonuclear weapon used to arm LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBMs after arms control treaties changed them from MIRV to single warhead; had been warhead for Peacekeeper single-warhead ICBM; safeguards include enhanced electrical isolation, LX-17 insensitive high explosive and a fire-resistant pit [e]
- W88 (nuclear weapon) [r]: Intermediate yield strategic MIRV warhead used on the UGM-133 Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile, with high accuracy and increased safeguards, although not insensitive high explosives that would not improve safety on a submarine [e]