The effort to refurbish elderly W76 nuclear warheads is being held up by difficulties in manufacturing a substance codenamed “fogbank.” A year ago, the nuclear weapons industry was proposing new warhead design for the navy’s sea-launched Trident D5 ballistic missiles. This would involve replacing 3,000 W76 warheads that currently equip 336 missiles. This project would [...]
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Mystery Material Messes With Nuke Refurbishing
Posted by Matt in April 8th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Nuclear, Ballistic Missiles, Codenamed, Fogbank, Mystery Material, Navy, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Weapons Industry, Nuke, Trident D5, Trident Missiles, Warhead Design
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