W76 warhead

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear warhead
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:New_START_Treaty
gptkbp:component plutonium pit
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentStatus in service
gptkbp:defeated city destruction
gptkbp:delivers Trident II (D5) missile
gptkbp:deployedTo submarine-launched ballistic missiles
gptkbp:design deterrence
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter 0.9 meters
gptkbp:dividendYield 100 kilotons
gptkbp:energyEfficiency part_of_U.S._nuclear_triad
part_of_U.S._nuclear_arsenal
U.S._nuclear_deterrent_policy
gptkbp:firstMatch 1976
gptkbp:hasWebsite W78 warhead
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold War deterrence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label W76 warhead
gptkbp:innovation ongoing upgrades
gptkbp:internationalStudents subject to arms control treaties
gptkbp:isKnownFor classified information
gptkbp:length 2.5 meters
gptkbp:localHistory part_of_U.S._nuclear_tests
gptkbp:modifications gptkb:W76-1_modification_program
extend service life
gptkbp:operationalRange global
gptkbp:primaryMission fusion
fission
gptkbp:productionCompany Pantex Plant
gptkbp:relatedPatent U.S._nuclear_modernization_program
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:W76-1_warhead
gptkbp:retirementYear ongoing assessment
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Nuclear Safety Standards
enhanced safety mechanisms
gptkbp:scientificName key_element_of_U.S._strategy
gptkbp:services 1978
gptkbp:strategicGoals critical to national security
gptkbp:structureType strategic nuclear weapon
gptkbp:successor gptkb:W76-1_warhead
gptkbp:type thermonuclear weapon
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:weight 360 kg