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US unveils new $100bn monster missile 20 times the size of bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The Sentinel will carry a huge W87 Mod 1 (W87-1) thermonuclear warhead. The Minuteman III currently has a W78 warhead. US ...
Washington Times24d
Pentagon speeding up work on first new nuclear warhead in 40 years
The department is also modernizing five warhead types — the B61-12 life extension program, the B61-13, the W88, W87, and W80 warheads under a funding request of $2.84 billion, the two officials ...
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Sandia’s new fuze for US nuclear stockpile enters full production
Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) has reported that its Mark 21 fuze for the United States’ nuclear weapons stockpile have now entered full production. This follows a crucial development ...
EurekAlert!19d
Major milestone reached for key weapons component
The Mark 21 Replacement Fuze interfaces with the W87-0 warhead for deployment onto the Minuteman III and, eventually, the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. The first production unit of ...
Washington Examiner22d
Biden administration greenlights production of first nuclear warhead in 40 years
In addition, the Pentagon will be modernizing five warhead types: the B61-12 life extension program, the B61-13, the W88, W87, and W80 for $2.84 billion. The B61 newer model will be built by 2025 ...
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Cost overruns, delays threaten US plan for new StratCom missiles based in Nebraska
The Sentinel missiles will be tipped with W87-1 thermonuclear warheads, which are currently being developed under a separate contract. The price tag for the Sentinel includes upgrading the silos ...
Science Daily19d
Major milestone reached for key weapons component
Scientists have completed a crucial weapons component development milestone, prior to full rate production. Sandia National Laboratories and the Kansas City National Security Campus completed a ...