... W76-1 warhead Life Extension Program (LEP). An event held at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, underscored NNSA's commitment to meeting the U.S.

Navy's .... The W76-1 warhead is placed on the re-entry vehicle for the submarine-launched Trident II D5 ballistic missile.

Production on the W76-1 started .... Additionally, while the W76 warhead (with a reported yield of around 100kt) was undergoing a life-extension program, the DoD approved a low .... The US Navy has fielded the W76-2 low-yield submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) warhead, Mr.

John Rood, US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, said .... The-then presidential candidate Joe Biden warned before taking office that fielding the W76-2 was a “bad idea” and that the warhead's existence ....