Pentagon confirms ‘low-yield’ nuclear weapon on submarine
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The US Defense Department announced Tuesday that it has deployed a submarine carrying a new long-range missile with a relatively small nuclear warhead, saying it is in response to Russian tests of similar weapons. The deployment of the W76-2 low-yield warhead is “to address the conclusion that potential adversaries, like Russia, believe that employment of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-confirms-low-yield-nuclear-weapon-on-submarine-73628/
The US Defense Department announced Tuesday that it has deployed a submarine carrying a new long-range missile with a relatively small nuclear warhead, saying it is in response to Russian tests of similar weapons. The deployment of the W76-2 low-yield warhead is “to address the conclusion that potential adversaries, like Russia, believe that employment of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-confirms-low-yield-nuclear-weapon-on-submarine-73628/