W82
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Following the cancellation of the W-74, the Army still required a replacement for the W-48, 155 mm aFAP. Originally envisioned as a dual purpose weapon, with interchangeable components to allow the shell to function as either a 'standard' fission bomb, or an "enhanced radiation" (neutron) bomb, development started in 1977. Development of the dual purpose W-82-0 was terminated in 1982. Development of a 'standard' weapon, the W-82-1 was started in 1986. The program was cancelled in 1991 due to the end of the Cold war.
[edit] References
- Hansen, Chuck, "Swords of Armageddon," Sunnyvale, CA, Chucklea Publications, 1995.
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