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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minuteman_III_RVs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Minuteman_III_RVs.jpg/300px-Minuteman_III_RVs.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="429" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Minuteman_III_RVs.jpg/450px-Minuteman_III_RVs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Minuteman_III_RVs.jpg/600px-Minuteman_III_RVs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="2720" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Airmen work on the W62 warheads of an LGM-30G Minuteman III’s Multiple Independently-targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) system.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_warhead" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear warhead">Nuclear warhead</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In service</th><td class="infobox-data">1970–2010</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Used by</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Designer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory" title="Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory">Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Designed</th><td class="infobox-data">1963–1968</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Produced</th><td class="infobox-data">March 1970 to June 1976</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> built</th><td class="infobox-data">1725</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">253 pounds (115 kg)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Detonation<br />mechanism</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Contact, airburst</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Blast yield</th><td class="infobox-data">170 kilotonnes of TNT (710 TJ)</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Artist%27s_concept_of_the_Mark_12A_re-entry_vehicle_-_DPLA_-_aa9aad0f115485de28c135d4b9a50ba2.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Artist%27s_concept_of_the_Mark_12A_re-entry_vehicle_-_DPLA_-_aa9aad0f115485de28c135d4b9a50ba2.jpeg/330px-Artist%27s_concept_of_the_Mark_12A_re-entry_vehicle_-_DPLA_-_aa9aad0f115485de28c135d4b9a50ba2.jpeg" decoding="async" width="300" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Artist%27s_concept_of_the_Mark_12A_re-entry_vehicle_-_DPLA_-_aa9aad0f115485de28c135d4b9a50ba2.jpeg/500px-Artist%27s_concept_of_the_Mark_12A_re-entry_vehicle_-_DPLA_-_aa9aad0f115485de28c135d4b9a50ba2.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Artist%27s_concept_of_the_Mark_12A_re-entry_vehicle_-_DPLA_-_aa9aad0f115485de28c135d4b9a50ba2.jpeg/960px-Artist%27s_concept_of_the_Mark_12A_re-entry_vehicle_-_DPLA_-_aa9aad0f115485de28c135d4b9a50ba2.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>Drawing of the Mark 12 re-entry vehicle that houses the W62 warhead.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>W62</b> was an American <a href="/wiki/Thermonuclear_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Thermonuclear bomb">thermonuclear warhead</a> designed in the 1960s and manufactured from March 1970 to June 1976. Used on some <a href="/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman" title="LGM-30 Minuteman">Minuteman III</a> ICBMs, it was partially replaced by the <a href="/wiki/W78" title="W78">W78</a> starting in December 1979, and fully replaced by <a href="/wiki/W87" title="W87">W87</a> warheads removed from <a href="/wiki/LGM-118_Peacekeeper" title="LGM-118 Peacekeeper">MX Peacekeeper</a> missiles and retired in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-W78_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W78-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-W62_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W62-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=W62&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The concept of the W62 began in 1961 with an air force study into reentry vehicles for "multiple mode", what <a href="/wiki/Multiple_independently_targetable_reentry_vehicle#MRV" title="Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle">Multiple Reentry Vehicles</a> (MRV) was then called. The study proposed a <b>Mark 12</b> RV for Minuteman, a <b>Mark 13</b> RV for <a href="/wiki/Titan_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Titan II">Titan II</a> and a <b>Mark 14</b> RV for <a href="/wiki/Titan_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Titan I">Titan I</a> and <a href="/wiki/SM-65_Atlas" title="SM-65 Atlas">Atlas</a>. The primary goal of these new RVs was to overcome terminal <a href="/wiki/Anti-ballistic_missile" title="Anti-ballistic missile">anti-ballistic missile</a> defenses. One of the earliest effects tests of this new RV was shot <i>Marshmallow</i> of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Nougat" title="Operation Nougat">Operation Nougat</a> in 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 1962 the Mark 12 RV developed into the <b>twin-RV</b> concept, consisting of two different reentry vehicles: a "light" and "heavy", both called the Mark 12.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles41,_110_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles41,_110-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1963, development of a MRV system for Minuteman was authorized. At this time, the navy asked to become an observer for the program.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles41-42_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles41-42-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 1963, the system feasibility study was released. Three warhead designs of varying hardness, yield and weight were proposed for the light warhead, and two for the heavy warhead.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles43_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles43-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The concept of <a href="/wiki/Multiple_independently_targetable_reentry_vehicle" title="Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle">multiple independent reentry vehicles</a> (MIRV) was developed in late 1962 and early 1963. Several independent inventors are credited with the idea, with the technological concept originating in the <a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">Able-Star</a> and Trantstage systems.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles45_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles45-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Able-Star was a system for the <a href="/wiki/Thor_rocket" class="mw-redirect" title="Thor rocket">Thor rocket</a> that allowed for the deployment of multiple satellites from a single rocket into multiple orbits. Transtage was a highly maneuverable post-boost control system developed without any specific mission in mind, but was used for the <a href="/wiki/Initial_Defense_Communications_Satellite_Program" title="Initial Defense Communications Satellite Program">IDCSP</a> defense communication satellite system.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles97-99_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles97-99-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further developments included the miniaturization of thermonuclear weapons.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles45_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles45-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 1963, the director for defense research requested that the air force and navy cooperate on the Mark 12 program so that the warhead could be used interchangeably on both the Minuteman and <a href="/wiki/UGM-27_Polaris" title="UGM-27 Polaris">Polaris</a> missiles. The immediate effect was for the air force and navy to adopt common vulnerability requirement for the warhead, which was complicated by the navy having more stringent vulnerability requirements than the air force.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles50_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles50-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1964, the heavy warhead was spun off as the <b>Mark 17</b> warhead, which became the <a href="/wiki/W67_(nuclear_warhead)" title="W67 (nuclear warhead)">W67 warhead</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles51,_62_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles51,_62-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in March, there were further investigations into even lighter warheads than the baseline Mark 12 light design.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles48-49_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles48-49-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The initial secondary stage in the warhead was of the "conventional design", but in July the design was changed to allow for more forward placing of the warhead, reducing total weight. The first test of the secondary was in September.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles112_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles112-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November, the system specifications were changed to support development of an MIRV system.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles52_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles52-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A series of changes were made to the weapon requirements in regards to hardening in 1964 and 1965. This included a second weapon effects test, <i>Gumdrop</i> of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Whetstone" title="Operation Whetstone">Operation Whetstone</a> 21 April 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles53_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles53-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These led to changes in the primary stage design in March 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles111_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles111-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1966, significant effort was devoted towards hardening the warhead systems against weapon effects to prevent x-ray pin-down.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles54_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles54-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same year, the warhead was delayed due to RV ablation causing some RVs to break up on reentry.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles63_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles63-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 1967, navy cooperation on the Mark 12 was terminated,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles64_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles64-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as the need to make the warhead compatible with both air force and navy requirements ultimately lead to a weapon that was less suitable for either application.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles23_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles23-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first production W62 was produced in April 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles17_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles17-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The warhead was partially replaced by the W78 starting in December 1979 and fully replaced by the W87 warhead in 2010, thereafter it was retired and dismantled.<sup id="cite_ref-W78_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W78-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Energy_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Energy-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=W62&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The exact dimensions of the W62 are classified, but it fits within the Mark 12 reentry vehicle which is 22 in (56 cm) in diameter and 72 in (1.8 m) long. The weight of the W62 has been described as both 253 lb (115 kg) and 700 to 800 lb (320 to 360 kg),<sup id="cite_ref-W62_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W62-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however a declassified document circa 1963 states that the combined weight of the warheads in the three warhead configuration for Minuteman would be approximately 750 lb (340 kg) or 250 lb (110 kg) per warhead.<sup id="cite_ref-DCI_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DCI-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The H1224A<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and H1501A-1<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> containers have an inner diameter of 50.8 cm. Here is a diagram showing that the diameter of the reentry vehicle is no more than 50.8 cm.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The yield of the W62 is publicly believed to be 170 kilotonnes of TNT (710 TJ).<sup id="cite_ref-W62_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W62-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/W56" title="W56">W56</a> warhead on Minuteman III's predecessor had a yield of 1.2 megatonnes of TNT (5.0 PJ),<sup id="cite_ref-W56_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W56-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while its successor, the W78, has a yield of 330 to 350 kilotonnes of TNT (1,400 to 1,500 TJ).<sup id="cite_ref-W78_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W78-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The weapon had contact and airburst fuzing modes.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles121_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles121-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Development of the warhead required "numerous" nuclear tests between 1963 and 1968. Some of these tests were to develop the primary and for one-point safety testing of the system.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles112_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles112-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two or three warheads were carried on Minuteman III, depending on the desired maximum range.<sup id="cite_ref-Hansen_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hansen-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Proposals to put the W62 on Titan II were to use two <a href="/wiki/Multiple_independently_targetable_reentry_vehicle" title="Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle">warhead buses</a>, carrying eight warheads each, for a total of sixteen warheads.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles114_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMIRV:_A_Brief_History_of_Minuteman_and_Multiple_Reentry_Vehicles114-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A total of 1,725 W62 warheads were produced during its production run.<sup id="cite_ref-W62_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W62-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last W62 was dismantled in August 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-Energy_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Energy-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=W62&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_nuclear_weapons" title="List of nuclear weapons">List of nuclear weapons</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=W62&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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x-rays which cause lethal damage to the ascending ICBMs in a very wide radius.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=W62&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-W78-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-W78_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-W78_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-W78_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon 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