W38 warhead

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W38 was one of the United States first warheads designed for use with an intercontinental ballistic missiles ICBM, in particular the Titan I. It was a thermonuclear design with a payload of 4 megatons.^[1] It was deployed in April of 1961 but was phased out by April of 1965. It was superseded by the Titan II missile family with a W-53 warhead and 9 megaton payload.

[edit] See also

• Strategic Aerospace and Missile Wings
• Titan (rocket family)
• USAF

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.geocities.com/titan_1_missile/warhead.html

• Based on excerpts from Section 2 of Nuclear Weapons Frequently Asked Questions by Carey Sublette