W76 thermonuclear warhead

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The W76 thermonuclear warhead is a U.S. Navy submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead designed for strategic nuclear deterrence, featuring a compact design and variable-yield capabilities.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
W76 warhead 3
W76 thermonuclear warhead canonical 2
W76 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. nuclear warhead ⓘ
thermonuclear warhead ⓘ
approximateLength about 1.7 meters ⓘ
approximateWeight around 160 kilograms ⓘ
armsControlContext referenced in U.S. nuclear posture reviews ⓘ
compactDesign yes ⓘ
compatibleMissile UGM-133 Trident II ⓘ
UGM-96 Trident I ⓘ
linked to: Trident I C4
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
deliveryEnvironment submerged launch from SSBNs ⓘ
deployedAs multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle payload ⓘ
deployedOn Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines ⓘ
deploymentPlatform submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ
designedBy Los Alamos National Laboratory ⓘ
designedFor second-strike capability ⓘ
designType two-stage thermonuclear ⓘ
deterrenceConcept assured retaliation ⓘ
developmentStart early 1970s ⓘ
enteredLifeExtensionProgram early 2000s ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
governingAgency National Nuclear Security Administration ⓘ
guidanceContext MIRV reentry vehicle payload ⓘ
lifeExtensionProgramName W76-1 LEP ⓘ
modernizedVariant W76-1 ⓘ
W76-2 ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
originalVariant W76-0 ⓘ
purposeOfW76-2 provide lower-yield strategic option ⓘ
reentryVehicleType Mk 4 reentry vehicle ⓘ
role strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
safetyFeatures enhanced safety and security in W76-1 ⓘ
serviceEntry around 1978 ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
status in active service ⓘ
storageAndAssemblySite Pantex Plant ⓘ
strategicImportance primary U.S. sea-based nuclear warhead for decades ⓘ
strategicRole countervalue and counterforce targeting ⓘ
successorOrComplement W88 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ
treatyRelevance subject to New START counting rules ⓘ
usedOnWeaponSystem Trident I C4 ⓘ
Trident II D5 ⓘ
user U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines ⓘ
variableYieldCapability implemented via different variants (W76-0, W76-1, W76-2) ⓘ
W76-1Yield approximately 90 kilotons of TNT ⓘ
W76-2Yield low-yield (single-digit kilotons) ⓘ
warheadFamily U.S. Trident SLBM warheads ⓘ
yield approximately 100 kilotons of TNT ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trident II D5 → warheadModel → W76 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ
subject linked to: Trident II D5 missile
U.S. thermonuclear weapons program → developedWeapon → W76 warhead ⓘ
linked to: W76 thermonuclear warhead
Nuclear Weapons Life Extension Programs → appliesTo → W76 warhead ⓘ
linked to: W76 thermonuclear warhead
Nuclear Weapons Life Extension Programs → includes → W76-1 Life Extension Program ⓘ
linked to: W76 thermonuclear warhead
Nuclear bombs of the United States → hasPart → W76 warhead ⓘ
linked to: W76 thermonuclear warhead
Nuclear bombs of the United States → hasPart → W76-1 warhead ⓘ
linked to: W76 thermonuclear warhead
Trident I C4 → warheadModel → W76 ⓘ
linked to: W76 thermonuclear warhead
W76 thermonuclear warhead → modernizedVariant → W76-1 ⓘ
linked to: W76 thermonuclear warhead
W76 thermonuclear warhead → modernizedVariant → W76-2 ⓘ
linked to: W76 thermonuclear warhead
W88 thermonuclear warhead → successorTo → W76 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ