thumb|W48 AFAP on display (middle)
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- W48
- Weapon.image
- W48 nuclear artillery shell.jpg
- Weapon.origin
- United States
- Weapon.type
- Nuclear artillery
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1963–1992
- Weapon.used_by
- United States Army
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thumb|W48 AFAP on display (middle)
The W48 was an American nuclear artillery shell, capable of being fired from any standard howitzer. A tactical nuclear weapon, it was manufactured starting in 1963, and all units were retired in 1992. It was known as the XM454 AFAP (artillery fired atomic projectile) in US service.