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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the nuclear warheads category.
01 / Overview
W62
Category
Country
Production
1970–1976
Quantity
1,725
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
NUCLEAR WARHEADS · COLD WAR
12
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the nuclear warheads category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Warhead Typethermonuclear warhead
- Service Entry Year1970
- Weight159 kg
- In ServiceNo
◈Yield2MOD.2
- Yield170
- ThermonuclearYes
▣Delivery3MOD.3
- Delivery SystemsMinuteman III ICBM
- MIRV-CompatibleYes
- Missile WarheadYes
◇Production3MOD.3
- Number Built1,725
- Designer / LabLawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Operators1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1970Production started
- 1976Production ended
56
years in service
6
years in production
1,725
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
NUCLEAR WARHEADS RANKING Nuclear Warheads · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
23NUCLEAR WARHEADS12COLD WAR · NUCLEAR WARHEADS630UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS16PERFORMANCE/PRICE · NUCLEAR WARHEADS
ⓘ Rankings are within theNuclear Warheadscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
A warhead designed for integration into a Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle delivery system.
Explosive payload of a missile, designed to inflict damage on a target.
Relating to nuclear weapons that derive destructive power from both fission and fusion reactions, typically used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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