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WE.177

The WE.177, originally styled as WE 177, and sometimes simply as WE177, was a series of tactical and strategic nuclear weapons with which the Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) were equipped. It was the primary air-dropped nuclear weapon in the United Kingdom from the late 1960s into the 1990s.

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Blast yield
WE.177A: 0.5 kilotons or 10 kilotons WE.177B: 450 kilotons WE.177C: 200 kilotons
Designer
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE), Aldermaston
Diameter
16 inches (41 cm),
Filling
WE.177A: ZA297 primary fission warhead WE.177B: ZA297 primary fission warhead & PT176 secondary thermonuclear fusion warhead WE.177C: ZA297 primary fission warhead & PT176 secon…
Filling weight
unknown
In service
September 1966–1998

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WE.177

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WE.177

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related to Falklands War · 37
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related to history · 27
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related to Further development proposals · 26
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related to Deployment and usage · 17
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related to WE.177B · 17
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related to Retirement · 15
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related to WE.177A · 12
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related to WE.177C · 8
WE.177 → August, Chevaline, It, Jaguar, RAF Germany, TJ, Tornado, WE
related to External links · 6
WE.177 → Brian Burnell's, British, December, Nuclear-Weapons, Photo, WE177

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nuclear weapons weapon 177 used 177a bomb royal navy raf air uk primary warhead also force service tactical aircraft polaris

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WE.177Blast yieldWE.177A: 0.5 kilotons or 10 kilotons WE.177B: 450 kilotons WE.177C: 200 kilotons1.00infobox
WE.177DesignerAtomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE), Aldermaston1.00infobox
WE.177Diameter16 inches (41 cm),1.00infobox
WE.177FillingWE.177A: ZA297 primary fission warhead WE.177B: ZA297 primary fission warhead & PT176 secondary thermonuclear fusion warhead WE.177C: ZA297 primary fission warhead & PT176 secon…1.00infobox
WE.177Filling weightunknown1.00infobox
WE.177In serviceSeptember 1966–19981.00infobox
WE.177LengthWE.177A: 112 inches (284 cm), WE.177B and WE.177C: 133 inches (338 cm),1.00infobox
WE.177ManufacturerAtomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE), Aldermaston1.00infobox
WE.177MassWE.177A: 272 kilograms (600 lb), WE.177B and WE.177C: 457 kilograms (1,010 lb),1.00infobox
WE.177No. built~3191.00infobox
WE.177Place of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
WE.177TypeFree-fall gravity nuclear bomb1.00infobox
WE.177Unit costunknown1.00infobox
WE.177Used byRoyal Navy and Royal Air Force1.00infobox
WE.177VariantsWE.177A, WE.177B, WE.177C1.00infobox
WE.177WarsCold War1.00infobox

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