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w68 warhead  these missile systems were designed by Livermore The W62 warhead for Minuteman III and the W68 warhead for C-3 (deployed in June The W68 was the smallest strategic warhead ever deployed by the The yield of the W62 had to be sufficient for attacking hardened

Interests include relevant science and technology related to: warhead mechanics, detonics and reaction mechanisms of warheads, accidental initiation  nuclear W68 10–14 x 50 KT Length Diameter Propulsion Range Guidance Warhead** Notes: * With reduced payload ** RV = Reentry Vehicle; MRV

Interests include relevant science and technology related to: warhead mechanics, detonics and reaction mechanisms of warheads, accidental initiation  The W68 warhead was the warhead used on the UGM-73 Poseidon SLBM missile It was developed in the late 1960s at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory