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thumb|W68 with table and models for scale.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- W68
- Weapon.image
- W68_Mk3_reentry_body.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- A W68 warhead in a Mk3 Reentry Body. See image below for scale.
- Weapon.type
- Nuclear weapon
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1971-1991
- Weapon.used_by
- United States.
- Weapon.designer
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Weapon.production_date
- June 1970 - June 1975
- Weapon.number
- 5250
- Weapon.detonation
- Contact, airburst
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Specifications
- Production and deployment
- Safety issues and later service
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|W68 with table and models for scale.
The W68 warhead was the warhead used on the UGM-73 Poseidon SLBM missile. It was developed in the late 1960s at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.