The W87 Warhead

First Improved W88 Nuclear Warhead For Navy's Trident Missiles Rolls Off The Assembly Line

NNSA completes First Production Unit of W88 Alteration 370

Minuteman Missile Nuclear Warheads

Replacement nuclear warhead triggers questioned

The USA produced the first modernized nuclear warhead W88 Alteration 370 for the Trident II D5 SLBM

Hans Kristensen on X: NNSA says W88 Alt370 Production Unit was completed 1 July “one month ahead of schedule” Ahem: Initially scheduled for 1QFY20, it was delayed until 4QFY21. So ahead

Thirty-Year-Old W88 Nuclear Warhead Finally Gets Upgraded, Is Now Ready to Fire - autoevolution

Hans Kristensen on X: @nktpnd It happens even with our own weapon systems. This one from NNSA's recent FY2020 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan, which misuses an MX ICBM payload of W87

Historical Nuclear Weapons

Astounding' new sensors make U.S. nukes more powerful and more accurate. But they may create additional security perils