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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
W78
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
NUCLEAR WARHEADS · COLD WAR
2
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
◎General6MOD.6
- Warhead Typethermonuclear
- Service Entry Year1979
- Weight159 kg
- Length1.81 m
- Diameter508 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Yield6MOD.6
- Yield342.5
- Yield Range335-350 kt
- ThermonuclearYes
- Boosted FissionYes
- Variable Yield (Dial-a-Yield)No
- Enhanced Radiation (Neutron)No
▣Delivery5MOD.5
- Delivery SystemsLGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM
- MIRV-CompatibleYes
- Missile WarheadYes
- Gravity BombNo
- Artillery ShellNo
◇Safety & Security3MOD.3
◆Production4MOD.4
- Number Built1,083
- Designer / LabLos Alamos National Laboratory
- First Test1974
- Operators1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1974Production started
52
years in service
1,083
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
NUCLEAR WARHEADS RANKING Nuclear Warheads · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
5NUCLEAR WARHEADS2COLD WAR · NUCLEAR WARHEADS141UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS16PERFORMANCE/PRICE · NUCLEAR WARHEADS
ⓘ Rankings are within theNuclear Warheadscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE6terms
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.
A nuclear warhead feature that prevents detonation from a single point of impact or shock.
A device that prevents nuclear warhead detonation without authorization.
Relating to nuclear weapons that derive destructive power from both fission and fusion reactions, typically used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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