It is being delivered in parallel with the US W93/Mk7 warhead and each nation is developing a sovereign design. ... yield small tactical warheads .... However, the modern U.S.

nuclear weapons arsenal has trended toward increased yield flexibility. The Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) .... U.S.

Trident II SLBMs are currently loaded with either W76-series or W88 warheads, the latter of which reportedly have yields of around 475 .... Also In This Issue: ... The proposed W93 sea-launched warhead, the nuclear tip of planned next-generation U.S.

submarine-launched ballistic .... Since then, the warhead has undergone a life extension program, resulting in the W76-1, and a modification, resulting in the low-yield W76-2..