The SBU said it attacked the Sea Dragon with a drone-carried warhead that dispersed over 2,000 fragments at its target ... it used a drone that carried a warhead capable of dispersing 2,000 fragments.
Pentagon report says China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal toward 1,000 warheads while preparing military options for a potential Taiwan attack by 2027 ... and Russia, limits strategic nuclear warheads to 1,550 and delivery systems to 700.
The W88 warhead entered the US nuclear stockpile in 1988 and remains a central component of the sea-based leg of the nation’s nuclear triad. ... Full-rate production of the upgraded warhead began in 2022. Modernized nuclear warheads.
This record of delivery signals to our adversaries and our allies and partners alike that under President Trump’s leadership, the United States has the will and the means to field newer, safer, and more capable warheads for our strategic deterrent.".
... modernize the W88 nuclear warhead carried onboard Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines ... nuclear stockpile in 1988, and the process to upgrade the warhead reached full production in 2022.
A CSA forms the secondary stage of a two-stage thermonuclear weapon, the part that boosts the warhead’s final explosive power. First nuclear warhead subassembly.