W65
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The W-65 was the Lawrence Livermore Lab's competitor for the warhead of the Sprint Anti-Ballistic Missile. Development of the W-65 started in October 1965 and was terminated in January of 1968 in favor of the Los Alamos W-66 design. The W-65 was an "enhanced radiation" weapon whose kill mechanism was the neutron flux.
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- Hansen, Chuck, "Swords of Armageddon," Sunnyvale, CA, Chucklea Publications, 1995.
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