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W59
The W59 was an American thermonuclear warhead used on some Minuteman I ICBM missiles from 1962-1969. The W59 was 16.3 inches in diameter and 47.8 inches long, and it weighed 550 pounds. It had a design yield of 1 megaton. A total of 150 W59 warheads were produced during its lifetime. The W59 was..

 


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