The W88 warhead belongs to the newest missile warhead family, sharing a design similar to the W87. It was designed for use on the Trident II (D5) SLBM..
W-88 (Trident D5 warhead) (455 kt), "Ivy King" - largest pure fission weapon ... Minimum radius for 100% probability of no burn; Dry wood usually burns .... The dimensions of the W88 are given as 45 cm wide by 1.5 m tall; I think this is the size of the physics package.
That's the missile warheads.. Warheads are either Mark-4/W76 or Mark-5/W88. 100: Number of kilotons on ONE Trident W76 warhead. 455: Number of kilotons on ONE Trident W88 warhead.
345,600 .... Blast damage would be seen as far as 5.7 miles out, while radiation burns would occur within a 4.8-mile radius.. The W88 is an ....
