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‘W76 Mod 2’ Would Be NNSA’s New Low-Yield Sub-Launched Warhead

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ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) could turn the existing W76 warhead into the low-yield submarine-launched weapon requested by the Donald Trump administration by dialing back its explosive yield, a senior agency official…

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