- W40 (nuclear warhead)
The W40 nuclear warhead was an American nuclear warhead developed in the late 1950s and which saw service from 1959 to 1972. It was a fusion boosted fission (but not themonuclear) bomb type.
The W40 design was reportedly the common
Python primary or fission core used by the USB28 nuclear bomb , W28 nuclear warhead, W40 nuclear warhead, and W49 nuclear warhead.The W40 was 18 inches in diameter, 32 inches long, and weighed around 385 pounds. It had a design yield of 10
kiloton s.The W40 was used in the
MGM-18 Lacrosse surface to surface missile (SRBM) andBomarc Missile Program surface to air missiles (SAM).ee also
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List of nuclear weapons
*Python primary
*B28 nuclear bomb External links
* [http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Weapons/Allbombs.html Allbombs.html] list of all US nuclear weapons at [http://nuclearweaponarchive.org nuclearweaponarchive.org]
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