#w87

[nelc]

W87 nuclear warhead in a Mk 21 re-entry vehicle. Originally deployed on the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM, now fitted to some Minuteman III missiles.

The original version, the W87-0, has a yield of 300 kilotons. The new W87-1 will have a yield of 475 kt.

The Mk 21 RV is 52.5 cm wide with a height of 175 cm, and the complete package is estimated to be 180–270 kg.

[gibson-girlboss]

Mk21 re-entry vehicles, also known as the W87, being loaded onto a MIRV bus that will be mounted onto a LGM-118 MX Peacekeeper ICBM.  The W87 warhead had a yield of 300 kilotons.

[nelc]

USAF personnel with Mk 12 RV (containing W87 warhead) and Minuteman bus