W84 nuclear warhead | |
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Type | Nuclear weapon |
Place of origin | United States |
Production history | |
Designer | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
Designed | September 1978 to June 1983 |
Produced | June 1983 |
No. built | Disputed; 350 or 530 warheads |
Specifications | |
Mass | 388 lb (176 kg) |
Length | 34 inches (86 cm) |
Diameter | 13 in (33 cm) |
Blast yield | 0.2 to 150 kilotonnes of TNT (0.84 to 627.60 TJ) |
The W84 is an American thermonuclear warhead initially designed for use on the BGM-109G Gryphon Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM).