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W87

The W87 is an American thermonuclear missile warhead formerly deployed on the LGM-118A Peacekeeper ("MX") ICBM. Fifty MX missiles were built, each carrying up to 10 W87 warheads in multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV), and were deployed from 1986 to 2005. Starting in 2007, 250 of the W87 warheads from retired Peacekeeper missiles…

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Blast yield
300 kt (W87-0) 475 kt (W87-1)
Designed
Mod 0: February 1982 Mod 1: November 1986 to July 1988, March 2019 to 2030
Designer
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Detonation mechanism
Contact, airburst
In service
1986–present
Mass
200 kilograms (440 lb)

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W87 mod 1

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W87

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples53
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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related to W87 mod 1 · 19
W87 → GBSD, Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, ICBM, In, It, January, July, LGM-35A Sentinel, MGM-134 Midgetman, Midgetman, Minuteman III, Minuteman III's, November, Phase, The, The W87-1, This, W78, W87-1
related to Description · 16
W87 → December, Design, February, Its, July, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, LX-17, National Nuclear Security Administration, PBX-9502, TATB, The, The W87, W87 Mod, W87-0, W88
related to External links · 4
W87 → Global, Nuclear, USA, WMD
see also · 2
W87 → W62W78W88, W87List
Blast yield · 1
W87 → 300 kt (W87-0) 475 kt (W87-1)
Designed · 1
W87 → Mod 0: February 1982 Mod 1: November 1986 to July 1988, March 2019 to 2030
Designer · 1
W87 → Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Detonation mechanism · 1
W87 → Contact, airburst
In service · 1
W87 → 1986–present
Mass · 1
W87 → 200 kilograms (440 lb)

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warhead mod peacekeeper yield icbm reentry warheads missile deployed w87-1 design planned lgm-118a missiles national july w87-0 1986 minuteman iii

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
W87Blast yield300 kt (W87-0) 475 kt (W87-1)1.00infobox
W87DesignedMod 0: February 1982 Mod 1: November 1986 to July 1988, March 2019 to 20301.00infobox
W87DesignerLawrence Livermore National Laboratory1.00infobox
W87Detonation mechanismContact, airburst1.00infobox
W87In service1986–present1.00infobox
W87Mass200 kilograms (440 lb)1.00infobox
W87No. built5251.00infobox
W87ProducedMod 0: July 1986 to December 1988 Mod 1: 2030 onwards1.00infobox
W87TypeThermonuclear warhead1.00infobox
W87Used byUnited States1.00infobox
W87Variants21.00infobox
W87is aAmerican thermonuclear missile warhead formerly deployed on the LGM-118A Peacekeeper0.90text

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