![]() ![]() The remaining 18 missiles on each submarine like the Tennessee carry either the 90-kiloton W76-1 or the 455-kiloton W88. ![]() Each W76-2 is estimated to have an explosive yield of about five kilotons. ![]() We estimate that one or two of the 20 missiles on the USS Tennessee and subsequent subs will be armed with the W76-2, either singly or carrying multiple warheads. The justification voiced by the administration was that the United States did not have a “prompt” and useable nuclear capability that could counter – and thus deter – Russian use of its own tactical nuclear capabilities. regional deterrence capabilities,” a reference to Russia. There, it was described as a capability to “help counter any mistaken perception of an exploitable ‘gap’ in U.S. The W76-2 warhead was first announced in the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) unveiled in February 2018. ![]() The first ballistic missile submarine scheduled to deploy with the new warhead was the USS Tennessee (SSBN-734), which deployed from Kings Bay Submarine Base in Georgia during the final weeks of 2019 for a deterrent patrol in the Atlantic Ocean. The US Navy has now deployed the new W76-2 low-yield Trident submarine warhead. The Tennessee is believed to have deployed on an operational patrol in late 2019, the first SSBN to deploy with new low-yield W76-2 warhead. Kristensen The USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) at sea. ![]()
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