W49

This article is about the W49 nuclear warhead. For Astronomical region, see Westerhout 49.

The W49 was an American thermonuclear warhead, used on the Thor, Atlas, Jupiter, and Titan I ballistic missile systems. W49 warheads were manufactured starting in 1958 and were in service until 1963, with a few warheads being retained until 1975.

The W49 has been described as a design derivative of the B28 nuclear bomb nuclear warhead design. It was 20 inches (51 cm) in diameter and 54 to 58 inches (137 to 147 cm) long depending on model, weighing 1,640 to 1,680 pounds (744 to 762 kg), and had a design yield of 1.44 megatons.

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United States nuclear devices

Fission devices

World War II bombs	Gadget Little Boy Thin Man Fat Man

Post-war bombs	Mark III Mark 4 Mark 5 Mark 6 Mark 7 Mark 8 Mark 10 Mark 11 Mark 12 Mark 13 Mark 18 Mark 20

Primaries	Swan Python Robin Tsetse Kinglet

Post-war warheads	W4 W5 W7 W8 W9 W12 W13 W19 W23 W25 W44 W45 W48 W54 W70 W72 W74 W79 W82

Boosted fission devices

Warheads	W30 W31 W33 W34 W40

Thermonuclear devices

Bombs	Mark 14 Mark 15 TX-16 Mark 17 Mark 21 TX-22 Mark 24 Mark 26 Mark 27 B28 Mark 36 Mark 39 B41 B43 TX-46 B53 B57 B61 B77 B83 B90

Depth bombs	Mark 90 Mk 101 B57

Warheads	W15 W27 W28 TX-29 XW-35 W38 W39 W47 W49 W50 W52 W53 W55 W56 W58 W59 W62 W67 W68 W69 W71 W73 W76 W78 W80 W81 W84 W85 W86 W87 W88 W89 W91 RRW

Enhanced radiation devices

Warheads	W66 W70 Mod 3 W79 Mod 0 W82 Mod 0

Atomic demolition munitions

Mines	T-4 SADM TADM MADM

W49

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