Upgraded Low-Yield Nuclear Warhead Enters Production
January 29 2019
The National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) has launched production of a new, low-yield nuclear warhead, reports Defense News.
Initial production of the upgraded W76-2 warhead has begun at the Pantax Plant in Texas, the NNSA announced on Monday.
The W76-2 initial operational capability warhead quantity is on track to be delivered to the Navy by the end of fiscal 2019, said an agency spokesman. The spokesman declined to clarify how many warheads make up the IOC batch.
The warhead is...
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