Talk:W78
Add topicLatest comment: 1 year ago by NelC in topic Kilotonnes or kilotons?
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replacement
[edit]https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Richard_02-13-20.pdf
"The Air Force is developing the MK21A/W87-1 to replace the W78 ICBM warhead..."
Kilotonnes or kilotons?
[edit]Article gives the yield of a W78 as "335–350 kilotonnes", which is a bit unusual. Standard for nuclear weapon yield is to use kilotons, which are 91% the mass of megatonnes. Is this a typo, or should it be corrected to "370–385 kilotons"? NelC (talk) 17:32, 28 May 2025 (UTC)