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Nuclear ForcesUnited States

W93

Nuclear warheadIn developmentPending verification
Nuclear ForcesUSA
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Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
TypeNuclear warhead
ProliferationOrigin country only
Program statusPhase 2A from March 2025; first production unit 2034–2036; NNSA estimate $27.6 billion over 25 years; no explosive testing required per DOEMed[1]
Delivery
Delivery systemsTrident II D5LE/Columbia-class SSBN (Mk7 aeroshell)Med[1]
Summary

New SLBM warhead in the Mk7 aeroshell, first to supplement the W76-1 and W88.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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United States
Sources
  1. United States nuclear weapons, 2026, Federation of American Scientists Nuclear Notebook, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
    Published/updated 2026-03-01 · Tier 2 · checked 2026-11-08
Change log
  • 2026-11-08 Entry created from United States nuclear weapons, 2026 (FAS Nuclear Notebook)