Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 09
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February 28, 2020

Some W87 Warheads Will Go on New ICBM Without New Pits

By Dan Leone

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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