US Department of Defense announced the start of development of low-yield nuclear weapons, with which in the future will “deter Russia”. Nuclear Weapons Council held a meeting and approved the plan for development of the project, пишет Warrior Maven.
According to the report, we are talking about the development of sea-based cruise missiles with nuclear warheads, cruise missiles and long-range, submarine-launched, while the Pentagon has already developed an initial draft of weapons.
At the same time states, that instead of, to expend energy and money to create a new tactical nuclear weapons, there is the possibility of equipping facing armed US Navy ballistic missile submarine-launched Trident D5 warheads low power W76-2.
New warheads be created on the basis of W76-1 by removing the thermonuclear fuel. As a result, there will be only a plutonium trigger, energovyhod and new weapons will fall from 100 to 5-6 kilotons of TNT.
This option is very much satisfied with the Pentagon, because in this case it is not necessary to spend money on the development of new nuclear warheads, ammunition, as well as the replacement of nuclear warheads to less powerful, will not lead to an increase in nuclear stock. According to this, The US did not violate international commitments on non-proliferation of mass destruction weapons.
Launch UGM-133A Trident II (D5) (English. UGM-133A Trident II (D5) - "trezubec") - American three-stage ballistic missile fourth generation, meant to run from nuclear submarines (PLARB). AT 1990 It was adopted by the US Navy; at 1995 year - Royal Navy. The missile has a maximum range 11 300 km and has multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle, Equipped with a thermonuclear power charge 475 and 100 kilotonn. Due to the high precision capable SLBMs effectively destroy small-sized high-security purposes - incised hoppers and shaft ICBM.
As of 2018 year "Trident II» - the only SLBMs, remained in service with the US Navy ballistic missile submarines and the Royal Navy. warheads, deployed at "Trident II», up 52 % US nuclear deterrent and 100 % - UK nuclear deterrent forces. "Trident II» Carriers are 14 American SSBNs type "Ohio" and 4 British SSBN such as "Vanguard".
