Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

Some W87 Warheads Will Go on New ICBM Without New Pits

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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Pentagon plan deploy W87-0 warheads, without new plutonium pit cores, on some Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missiles missiles.
The plan, confirmed Thursday through an NNSA…

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