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The W88 warhead, which can be launched on missiles from Ohio-class submarines, entered the nuclear weapons stockpile in 1988. Deployed now for more than 30 years, the warhead has been updated to maintain its current state of readiness.
The W88 warhead is one of two designs used aboard the Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missile. While the core design has been deployed since 1988, the Alt 370 modernization effort ...
The W88 is a compact, thermonuclear warhead developed in the 1970s having a maximum yield of 475 kiloton and intended to fit into MIRVed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) such as the US Navy's Trident II.
The W88 nuclear warhead entered the stockpile in late 1988 and is deployed on the Navy's Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile system onboard Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines. The weapon was beyond its original design life, and several updates were required to address aging issues and to maintain its current state of readiness.