The W84 is an American thermonuclear warhead initially designed for use on the BGM-109G Gryphon Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM).
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- W84 nuclear warhead
- Weapon.image
- File:W84 warhead 2.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- W84 warhead, serial number 001.
- Weapon.type
- Nuclear weapon
- Weapon.origin
- United States
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.designer
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Weapon.design_date
- September 1978 to June 1983
- Weapon.production_date
- June 1983
- Weapon.number
- Disputed; 350 or 530 warheads
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The W84 is an American thermonuclear warhead initially designed for use on the BGM-109G Gryphon Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM).
==History== The weapon was designed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory beginning in September 1978 for the Ground Launched Cruise Missile program. Production engineering began in December 1980 and first production began in June 1983 with full-scale production starting in September 1983. Though the exact number is disputed, either 350 or 530 warheads were produced.
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