The W62 was an American thermonuclear warhead designed in the 1960s and manufactured from March 1970 to June 1976. Used on some Minuteman III ICBMs, it was partially replaced by the W78 starting in December 1979, and fully replaced by W87 warheads removed from MX Peacekeeper missiles and retired in 2010.

Jan 9, 2007 · The W62 is the warhead used with the Mk 12 reentry vehicle which arms a portion of the Minuteman III ICBM force. Designed for use on MIRV (multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle) bus upper stage. Two stage radiation implosion weapon.

The W62 Mk-12 warhead was initially deployed on the first Minuteman III squadron to become operational, which occurred on December 29, 1970. The 741 Strategic Missile Squadron, SMS, at Minot AFB in North Dakota, were the first to emplace and deploy the Minuteman III missile.

Minuteman III initially carried the older W62 warhead with a yield of 170 kilotonnes of TNT (710 TJ), but starting in December 1979 and ending in February 1982, some W62 were replaced with the W78. It is publicly estimated that 1083 warheads were manufactured.

The W62 is an American thermonuclear warhead designed in the late 1960s and manufactured from 1970 to 1976, used on some Minuteman III ICBMs and retired in 2010. The exact dimensions of the W62 are classified, but it fits within the Mark-12 reentry vehicle which is 22 inches in diameter and 72...

Sep 22, 2022 · The W62 warhead — housed in the Mark 12 reentry vehicle — was the MIRV warhead for Minuteman III and saw service from 1970 to 2010. The W70 was the nuclear warhead for the Lance tactical ballistic missile which saw service from 1972 to 1992 and was part of Nato nuclear weapons sharing during the Cold War.

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The W62 was an American thermonuclear warhead designed in the 1960s and manufactured from March 1970 to June 1976. Used on some Minuteman III ICBMs, it was partially replaced by the W78 starting in December 1979, and fully replaced by W87 warheads removed from MX Peacekeeper missiles and retired in 2010.

Weapons designers examine a W62/Mk 12 re-entry vehicle. The W62 warhead has a yield of 170 kilotons. It was first deployed in 1970 and remains atop 200 Minuteman III missiles (3 re-entry...

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