The agency's 2021 budget request includes a footnote that says some W87-0 warheads, one of two types deployed on legacy Minuteman III silo-based .... The Sentinel will carry a new warhead, the W87-1, and will have the ability to carry multiple warheads.
The new missiles are larger than the .... Government Watchdog Says W87-1 Nuclear Warhead Program Needs Better Risk Planning ... The nuclear cart before the horse: Without an integrated .... In August 2018, the Nuclear Weapons Council (NWC) directed the restart of the W78 warhead replacement program and established the name W87-1 for the warhead..
The W87 is an American thermonuclear missile warhead. It was created for use on the MX or Peacekeeper ICBM, 50 of which, with up to 12 warheads per missile, ....