W47 (nuclear weapon)/Definition
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Initial warhead for the UGM-27 Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile; major step in miniaturization; in-service inspection showed severe reliability problems (in 1966 75% of the stockpiled Y2 versions were inoperable, correction took until 10/67); never more than 300 operational although >1000 of all versions were built