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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
W88
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1989–1989
Quantity
400
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
NUCLEAR WARHEADS · COLD WAR
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
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 warhead
- Service Entry Year1990
- Weight175 kg
- Length1.524 m
- Diameter457 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Yield3MOD.3
- Yield475
- ThermonuclearYes
- Enhanced Radiation (Neutron)No
▣Delivery5MOD.5
- Delivery SystemsTrident II SLBM
- MIRV-CompatibleYes
- Missile WarheadYes
- Gravity BombNo
- Artillery ShellNo
◇Production3MOD.3
- Number Built400
- Designer / LabLos Alamos National Laboratory
- Operators1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1989Production started
37
years in service
0
years in production
400
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
NUCLEAR WARHEADS RANKING Nuclear Warheads · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
8NUCLEAR WARHEADS3COLD WAR · NUCLEAR WARHEADS162UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS10PERFORMANCE/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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