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Table of US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, 2002
Strategic Forces | Non-strategic Forces
STRATEGIC FORCES |
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| Warhead/Weapon |
First Produced |
Yield (kilotons) |
User |
Number (warheads) |
Status |
Bombs |
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| B61-7 Strategic |
10/66 |
10 to 350 |
AF |
470 |
The Mod-7 is the only version in the strategic stockpile. The Mod-7 is a converted Mod-1 with a Cat D PAL and IHE. |
| B61-11 |
11/97 |
10 to 350 |
AF |
55 |
Mod-11 is an earth penetrator. |
| B83/B83-1 |
6/83 |
low to 1,200 |
AF |
620 |
Strategic bomb replaced B28, B43, B53. |
Submarine-launched ballistic missiles |
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| W76/Trident I C4 |
6/78 |
100 |
N |
3,200 |
Under START I over 1,500 W76 warheads from retired Trident I SSBNs were used to arm Atlantic Fleet Trident II SSBNs. |
| W88/Trident II D5 |
9/88 |
475 |
N |
400 |
Warheads supplement the W76 warhead to arm Atlantic Fleet Trident II SSBNs. |
Intercontinental ballistic missiles |
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| W62/Minuteman III |
3/70 |
170 |
AF |
615 |
Will be retired around 2009. |
| W78/Minuteman III |
8/79 |
335 |
AF |
920 |
300 will be used to arm single warhead MMIIIs by 2012. |
| W87-0/MX |
4/86 |
300 |
AF |
550 |
Missile will be retired, and 200 W87s used for single warhead MMIII by 2012. |
Air-launched cruise missiles |
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| W80-1/ALCM |
12/81 |
5 and 150 |
AF |
1,400 |
Some 900 ALCMs are in storage with their warheads removed. W80s are used to arm ACMs. |
| W80-1/ACM |
?/90 |
5 and 150 |
AF |
400 |
Operational in 1991. The original program of 1,461 ACMs has been cut to 460. Uses W80 warheads from ALCMs. |
NON-STRATEGIC FORCES |
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| Warhead/Weapon |
First Produced |
Yield (kilotons) |
User |
Number (warheads) |
Status |
| B61 Tactical Bomb |
3/75 |
0.3 to 170 |
AF, NATO |
1,290 |
Mods-3,-4,-10. The Mod 10 is a converted W85 Pershing II warhead. All three Mods have Cat F PALs and IHE. Each Mod has four yield options: The B61-3 (0.3, 1.5, 60 and 170 Kt), the B61-4 (0.3, 1.5, 10, and 45 Kt), and the B61-10 (0.3, 5, 10, and 80 Kt). |
| W80-0/SLCM |
12/83 |
5 and 150 |
N |
320 |
Nuclear SLCMs now stored ashore. Original program of 758 SLCMs for 200 ships and submarines was reduced to 367 SLCMs for 25 Sturgeon-class, 62 Los Angeles-class, and 3 Seawolf-class attack submarines. |
| ACM: advanced cruise missile; AF: Air Force; ALCM: air-launched cruise missile; IHE: Insensitive High Explosive; N: Navy; NATO: non-U.S. delivery systems; PAL: Permissive Action Link. |
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last revised 11.25.02
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