W85 (nuclear warhead)
A DOE drawing of the W85 warhead. | |
| Type | Nuclear weapon |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| No. built | 215 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Less than 591 pounds (268 kg) |
| Blast yield | 0.3, 5, 10 or 80 kt. |
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The W85 was a thermonuclear warhead developed by the United States to arm the Pershing II missile. It was a variable yield device with a selectable yield of 0.3, 5, 10 or 80 kilotonnes of TNT (1, 21, 42 or 335 TJ).