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11-11-2004, 06:28
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DARK ANGEL NUCLEAR
Dark Angel Industries is not liable for the use of their Nuclear Weapons once the sale has been confirmed. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. WE DO NOT SELL TO THE FOLLOWING: Terrorist nations, Nations under 100 million population, Nations under 1 months old.
Equite I ICBM
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (Bio/Chem/Nuclear)
Production rights bought from: A Darker Market: A New Age
Currently in Operation:
Axario [10]
Anapest [25]
The Equite I turbojet engine is made up a single crystal NiFe based superallow, called THYMONEL 8. THYMONEL 8 has a high fatigue resistance and this teams up with a low hydrogen enviroment embrittlement (HEE). Furthermore, THYMONEL 8 exihibits higher termal conductivity and lower Young's modulus than the single crystals used for turbine engines, consequently beneficial for the thermo-mechanical strength. (OOC: Not techno-babble... I researched this out of a three thousand page book on super allows - took me about two weeks to read the necessary sections.) The single crystal superallow is termed third generation and is better known as Rene N6. Rene N6 is microstructurally stable and is about thirty degrees stronger than its second generation counterpart. SRZ, a cellual precipitation reaction that primarily occurs beneath coatins, was countred by the improved Rene N6.
The engine is a SCRAMjet engine, and it is designed to fly the majority of the mission in the upper atmosphere, giving it a total velocity of Mach 11. The SCRAMjet engine works faster and more reliably as it flies higher through the atmosphere, due to the thinning of the atmosphere - allowing such incredible speeds.
The ICBM has a final phase LIDAR guidance, which uses a laser pulse to detect range, and chemical composition of the target. This adds enhanced accuracy when trying to hit a "bullsize" target - meaning the center of the blast - to ensure maximum destruction around it. The LIDAR guidance included Doppler LIDAR which measures the velocity of the target (which is almost always going to be zero, since your hitting a city most likely), as well as normal LIDAR to detect range, and DIAL, to detect chemical composition.
The chassis of the Equite 1 is covered with mirrors to force enemy LIDAR guided missiles, looking to shoot it down, to fail to find the target. The mirrors make the LIDAR lasers "bounce off" and therefore fail to report to the central computer of the enemy missile the velocity, or range, of the Equite 1. To avoid radar detection the Equite 1 has a superb radar jammer which can be turned on last minute in order to fool SAMs, and enemy radar sites, as well as radio wave distorters to make the Equite 1 seem a lot closer than it really is - meaning that the radar feed to the enemy missile, or radar site, detects it at a different location than it really is.
The supercomputer on the Equite 1 is an expensive set of four microchips, each with four gigabytes of harddrive, and four gigahertz of processor, cooled by an ln2 coolant, and overclocked to a total of twenty gigahertz. This allows for computations in fractions of a nanosecond. The computers are easily programable by experts of any buying nation.
Cost: 100,000,000 (a piece) (Note that this price is for the ICBM. If you need Nuclear Warheads, they must be purchased separatley)
The NB-1 "Hammer" Bomb
High yield strategic thermonuclear bomb
http://usera.imagecave.com/Daishi/Daishi2/nuke1.jpg
Currently in Operation:
Axario [10]
Anapest [30]
Yield: 9 Megatons
Weight: 8850 lb
Length: 12 ft. 6 in (150 in)
Diameter: 50 in
Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon
Rear portion of bomb consists of parachute system, weighing 800-900 lb. The nose is made of a frangible aluminum honeycomb "shock absorber" for laydown delivery and weighs more than 150 lb.
The actual warhead "physics package" is no more than 102 inches long by 36.52 inches in diameter, with a weight of ~6000 lb. The skin on the 50 inch in diameter bomb is described as "fragile", consistent with it being only a light weight structure housing a smaller diameter weapon. The added length comes primarily from the B-53 parachute system and frangible nose, the excess weight from these and the dummy body.
Materials
Fissile material is all-oralloy (highly enriched uranium), no plutonium
Lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel
Cyclotol or Composition B high explosive (castable RDX/TNT mixtures), not insensitive
The NB1-Y1 is a "dirty" version (with a U-238 encased secondary). The NB1-Y2 is a "clean" version, with a lead secondary casing.
Possible Delivery Method
B-52G strategic bomber (internal bomb bay)
Safeguards and Arming Features
mechanical lock on firing system
Fuzing and Delivery Mode
Selected on ground prior to mission.
Four fuzing options:
-Laydown delayed surface burst
-Free fall air burst
-Parachute retarded air burst
-Immediate contact surface burst
Five parachutes are used:
-three 48 ft main chutes
-one 16 ft extractor chute
-one 5 ft "pilot" chute.
-The three main chutes are deployed only for laydown delivery. The entire parachute system is jettisoned for free fall delivery.
Current models
The NB1-Y1 and the NB1-Y2, which are "dirty" and "clean" versions respectivley
Cost
NB1-Y1 (Dirty) $550,000,000
NB1-Y2 (Clean) $550,500,000
The NB-2 "Faction" Bomb
Intermediate yield strategic and tactical thermonuclear bomb
http://usera.imagecave.com/Daishi/Daishi2/nuke2.jpg
Currently in Operation:
Axario [15]
Yield: 45 kt, 80 kt, 170 kt, 340 kt (set before mission)
Weight: 695-716 lbs
Length (body): 10 ft 10.75 in (130.75 in)
Length (incl. fins): 11 ft 9.5 in (141.5 in)
Body Diameter: 13.4 in
Tail Fin Span: 22.5 in
Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon.
Light weight, intermediate yield bomb with variable yield options ("dial-a-yield" or DAY), and flexible fuzing and delivery options. Designed for high-speed external carriage and low altitude delivery. Modular weapon system design.
Contains two neutron generators (supplied by General Electric).
Spin stabilized by rocket. 24 ft. Nylon/Kevlar-29 ribbon parachute ejected by gas generator. Allows rapid deceleration from supersonic velocity (only 2 seconds required to decelerate to 35 mph). Tested at up to Mach 1.2.
The NB-2 has four major sections:
Nose Subassembly: contains a dual-channel radar airburst fuze and two piezoelectric crystal impact fuzes, and shock mitigating material for laydown delivery.
Center Warhead Subassembly: "hard case" containing the actual thermonuclear warhead, sealed and desiccated with polyurethane spacers to support warhead and provide shock isolation. Also contains thermal batteries, safeties, and firing circuits.
Rear Subassembly: Preflight arming controls, fuzing option switches, safe separation setting dials, and spin rockets for free fall weapon stabilization.
Tail Subassembly: consists of bomb fins, afterbody structure, parachute with associated deployment and release mechanisms. Complete parachute assembly weighs 115 lb.
Current models are made up of 6000 parts in 1800 subassemblies, manufactured by 570 suppliers and 9 principal contractors.
Materials
Primary consists of beryllium reflected plutonium
Deuterium-tritium boosted
Primary also contains aluminum and uranium
Contains oralloy (highly enriched uranium), either in primary or as secondary tamper
Lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel
Although early mods used PBX-9404 high explosive, current mods all use PBX-9502 insensitive high explosive (IHE) - a TATB plastic bonded explosive composition.
Possible Delivery Method
B-52
B-2
B-1
B-2B
F-15E
F-16
F/A-18
A-6
AV-8A
Tornado
(or similar aircraft)
Safeguards and Arming Features
strike enable plug
ready/safe switch (8 position motor-driven dual channel switch to isolate batteries from firing circuits)
Environmental Safety Devices (ESDs):
trajectory arming timer
safe separation timer
inertial switches
time delay select switch
retracting detonators for thermal safety
command disable
CAT F PAL, weak link/strong link driven by unique signal generator
CAT D PAL
built-in warhead shock resistance
Fuzing and Delivery Mode
In flight fuzing and yield selection merely by turning a dial. Full fuzing options (FUFO): high or low speed delivery, high altitude or low altitude (release heights as low as 50 ft.). There are six fuzing options, to be set on the ground before mission:
-Free fall air burst (high altitude only)
-Parachute retarded airburst (high or medium altitudes)
-Free fall contact burst (high or medium altitudes)
-Parachute retarded contact burst (high or medium altitudes)
-Parachute retarded laydown delayed surface burst (delivery altitudes up to 5000 feet), 31 and 81 sec delays available
-ground impact time delay feature to allow it to penetrate into the earth before detonating.
The NB-2 was developed to provide a light weight weapon of intermediate yield that could be carried by modern high performance combat aircraft. These aircraft do not carry weapons internally like the older or larger bomber designs, but instead carry them externally on the wings or fuselage. This requires weapons of very low drag, and able to withstand the aerodynamic heating of supersonic flight. In addition, the greater maneuverability of modern combat aircraft, combined with the increased lethality of defense systems makes the option of low altitude delivery both possible and necessary.
The NB-2 has a reported capability to destroy targets at depths of several hundred feet at its highest yield setting.
Cost: $20,000,000
The NW-1 "Vex" Warhead
Intermediate Yield Strategic ICBM MIRV Warhead
http://usera.imagecave.com/Daishi/Daishi2/W78mk12as.jpg
Currently in Operation:
Axario [30]
Anapest [75]
Yield: 335-350 Kilotons
Weight: 700-800 lb
RV Length: 71.3 in (181 cm)
RV Base Diameter: 21.3 in (54.1 cm)
Warhead Length: 67.7 in (172 cm)
Warhead Diameter: 21.3 in (54.1 cm)
Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon.
RV CEP (circle error probability) is 720 feet
RV carries penetration aids (decoys etc.).
Materials
Contains plutonium as primary fissile material
Fissile core is beryllium reflected
Deuterium-tritium boosted
Probably contains lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel
Possible Delivery Method
Equite I ICBM. Each missile carries up to three NW-1's
Safeguards and Arming Features
built-in warhead shock resistance
The NW-1 is based on earlier secondary stage designs. The primary of the NW-1 has been test fired.
Cost: $15,000,000 (please note that this is the warhead price. ICBM's must be purchased separetly)
The NW-2 "Sapper" Warhead
Intermediate Yield Strategic Cruise Missile Warhead
http://usera.imagecave.com/Daishi/Daishi2/nuke4.jpg
Currently in Operation:
Axario [50]
Yield: 5 - 150 kt (predetermined before mission)
Weight: 290 lbs
Length: 31.4 in
Diameter: 11.8 in
Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon.
The 5 kiloton low yield option presumably represents the boosted primary yield alone, while the high yield adds the full secondary yield .
Arming and fuzing system weighs 10 pounds.
Here is a speculative interpretation of the design:
The smaller diameter rounded "nose" of the warhead probably contains the fission "trigger" or primary. The larger diameter cylindrical body contains a cylindrical secondary. The aft section of the cylindrical body contains the firing electronics, tritium reservoir, and pulse neutron initiator tube.
The outer weapon casing is made of aluminum and is lined with a high atomic number material (probably depleted uranium) to form the radiation case. The radiation case liner is thicker in the nose area surrounding the primary than it is in the cylindrical body.
The primary consists of a spherical IHE shell surrounding the pit which is made of a bonded beryllium/plutonium double shell. A small plutonium levitated core is in the center. The space between the plutonium shell and levitated core is filled with deuterium-tritium gas at detonation time.
The secondary is a hollow tube consisting of concentric tubes of uranium, lithium-6 deuteride, and plutonium. The uranium fusion pusher/tamper contains oralloy (highly enriched uranium), possibly with a depleted uranium outer layer for the pusher.
Materials
Primary Fissile Material is supergrade plutonium (very low Pu-240 content)
Fissile core is beryllium reflected
Contains oralloy, probably in the fusion pusher/tamper to create enhanced fission yield from fusion neutrons
Deuterium-tritium boosted
Probably contains lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel
Uses PBX-9502 insensitive high explosive (IHE) as main explosive - a TATB plastic bonded explosive composition.
Possible Delivery Method
Cruise missile, which may be launched by submarine, surface-ship, or aircraft.
B-52H
B-2
(or other cruise missile able aircraft)
Safeguards and Arming Features
Category D PAL;
weak link/strong link exclusion region from warhead electrical system;
coded switch system;
unique signal generator
Since the ALCM is carried externally at high altitudes for inter-continental delivery, it is subjected to sub-freezing temperatures for long periods of time. Although PBX-9502 test samples had been fired at temperatures of -65 degrees, and the entire electrical system had been tested in sub-freezing environmental chambers, proof testing of an entire chilled warhead did not occur until after production began.
When a complete NW-1 was subjected to a low-temperature test in, it performed outstanding, producing a 95% yield. It is hardly effected by extreme temperatures, making it an ideal Warhead for missiles that are being carried in high atmoshpere by airplanes, or High altitude Cruise missiles.
Cost: $7,000,000 (please note that this is the warhead price. Cruise missiles must be purchased separatley)
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DARK ANGEL NUCLEAR
Dark Angel Industries is not liable for the use of their Nuclear Weapons once the sale has been confirmed. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. WE DO NOT SELL TO THE FOLLOWING: Terrorist nations, Nations under 100 million population, Nations under 1 months old.
Equite I ICBM
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (Bio/Chem/Nuclear)
Production rights bought from: A Darker Market: A New Age
Currently in Operation:
Axario [10]
Anapest [25]
The Equite I turbojet engine is made up a single crystal NiFe based superallow, called THYMONEL 8. THYMONEL 8 has a high fatigue resistance and this teams up with a low hydrogen enviroment embrittlement (HEE). Furthermore, THYMONEL 8 exihibits higher termal conductivity and lower Young's modulus than the single crystals used for turbine engines, consequently beneficial for the thermo-mechanical strength. (OOC: Not techno-babble... I researched this out of a three thousand page book on super allows - took me about two weeks to read the necessary sections.) The single crystal superallow is termed third generation and is better known as Rene N6. Rene N6 is microstructurally stable and is about thirty degrees stronger than its second generation counterpart. SRZ, a cellual precipitation reaction that primarily occurs beneath coatins, was countred by the improved Rene N6.
The engine is a SCRAMjet engine, and it is designed to fly the majority of the mission in the upper atmosphere, giving it a total velocity of Mach 11. The SCRAMjet engine works faster and more reliably as it flies higher through the atmosphere, due to the thinning of the atmosphere - allowing such incredible speeds.
The ICBM has a final phase LIDAR guidance, which uses a laser pulse to detect range, and chemical composition of the target. This adds enhanced accuracy when trying to hit a "bullsize" target - meaning the center of the blast - to ensure maximum destruction around it. The LIDAR guidance included Doppler LIDAR which measures the velocity of the target (which is almost always going to be zero, since your hitting a city most likely), as well as normal LIDAR to detect range, and DIAL, to detect chemical composition.
The chassis of the Equite 1 is covered with mirrors to force enemy LIDAR guided missiles, looking to shoot it down, to fail to find the target. The mirrors make the LIDAR lasers "bounce off" and therefore fail to report to the central computer of the enemy missile the velocity, or range, of the Equite 1. To avoid radar detection the Equite 1 has a superb radar jammer which can be turned on last minute in order to fool SAMs, and enemy radar sites, as well as radio wave distorters to make the Equite 1 seem a lot closer than it really is - meaning that the radar feed to the enemy missile, or radar site, detects it at a different location than it really is.
The supercomputer on the Equite 1 is an expensive set of four microchips, each with four gigabytes of harddrive, and four gigahertz of processor, cooled by an ln2 coolant, and overclocked to a total of twenty gigahertz. This allows for computations in fractions of a nanosecond. The computers are easily programable by experts of any buying nation.
Cost: 100,000,000 (a piece) (Note that this price is for the ICBM. If you need Nuclear Warheads, they must be purchased separatley)
The NB-1 "Hammer" Bomb
High yield strategic thermonuclear bomb
http://usera.imagecave.com/Daishi/Daishi2/nuke1.jpg
Currently in Operation:
Axario [10]
Anapest [30]
Yield: 9 Megatons
Weight: 8850 lb
Length: 12 ft. 6 in (150 in)
Diameter: 50 in
Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon
Rear portion of bomb consists of parachute system, weighing 800-900 lb. The nose is made of a frangible aluminum honeycomb "shock absorber" for laydown delivery and weighs more than 150 lb.
The actual warhead "physics package" is no more than 102 inches long by 36.52 inches in diameter, with a weight of ~6000 lb. The skin on the 50 inch in diameter bomb is described as "fragile", consistent with it being only a light weight structure housing a smaller diameter weapon. The added length comes primarily from the B-53 parachute system and frangible nose, the excess weight from these and the dummy body.
Materials
Fissile material is all-oralloy (highly enriched uranium), no plutonium
Lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel
Cyclotol or Composition B high explosive (castable RDX/TNT mixtures), not insensitive
The NB1-Y1 is a "dirty" version (with a U-238 encased secondary). The NB1-Y2 is a "clean" version, with a lead secondary casing.
Possible Delivery Method
B-52G strategic bomber (internal bomb bay)
Safeguards and Arming Features
mechanical lock on firing system
Fuzing and Delivery Mode
Selected on ground prior to mission.
Four fuzing options:
-Laydown delayed surface burst
-Free fall air burst
-Parachute retarded air burst
-Immediate contact surface burst
Five parachutes are used:
-three 48 ft main chutes
-one 16 ft extractor chute
-one 5 ft "pilot" chute.
-The three main chutes are deployed only for laydown delivery. The entire parachute system is jettisoned for free fall delivery.
Current models
The NB1-Y1 and the NB1-Y2, which are "dirty" and "clean" versions respectivley
Cost
NB1-Y1 (Dirty) $550,000,000
NB1-Y2 (Clean) $550,500,000
The NB-2 "Faction" Bomb
Intermediate yield strategic and tactical thermonuclear bomb
http://usera.imagecave.com/Daishi/Daishi2/nuke2.jpg
Currently in Operation:
Axario [15]
Yield: 45 kt, 80 kt, 170 kt, 340 kt (set before mission)
Weight: 695-716 lbs
Length (body): 10 ft 10.75 in (130.75 in)
Length (incl. fins): 11 ft 9.5 in (141.5 in)
Body Diameter: 13.4 in
Tail Fin Span: 22.5 in
Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon.
Light weight, intermediate yield bomb with variable yield options ("dial-a-yield" or DAY), and flexible fuzing and delivery options. Designed for high-speed external carriage and low altitude delivery. Modular weapon system design.
Contains two neutron generators (supplied by General Electric).
Spin stabilized by rocket. 24 ft. Nylon/Kevlar-29 ribbon parachute ejected by gas generator. Allows rapid deceleration from supersonic velocity (only 2 seconds required to decelerate to 35 mph). Tested at up to Mach 1.2.
The NB-2 has four major sections:
Nose Subassembly: contains a dual-channel radar airburst fuze and two piezoelectric crystal impact fuzes, and shock mitigating material for laydown delivery.
Center Warhead Subassembly: "hard case" containing the actual thermonuclear warhead, sealed and desiccated with polyurethane spacers to support warhead and provide shock isolation. Also contains thermal batteries, safeties, and firing circuits.
Rear Subassembly: Preflight arming controls, fuzing option switches, safe separation setting dials, and spin rockets for free fall weapon stabilization.
Tail Subassembly: consists of bomb fins, afterbody structure, parachute with associated deployment and release mechanisms. Complete parachute assembly weighs 115 lb.
Current models are made up of 6000 parts in 1800 subassemblies, manufactured by 570 suppliers and 9 principal contractors.
Materials
Primary consists of beryllium reflected plutonium
Deuterium-tritium boosted
Primary also contains aluminum and uranium
Contains oralloy (highly enriched uranium), either in primary or as secondary tamper
Lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel
Although early mods used PBX-9404 high explosive, current mods all use PBX-9502 insensitive high explosive (IHE) - a TATB plastic bonded explosive composition.
Possible Delivery Method
B-52
B-2
B-1
B-2B
F-15E
F-16
F/A-18
A-6
AV-8A
Tornado
(or similar aircraft)
Safeguards and Arming Features
strike enable plug
ready/safe switch (8 position motor-driven dual channel switch to isolate batteries from firing circuits)
Environmental Safety Devices (ESDs):
trajectory arming timer
safe separation timer
inertial switches
time delay select switch
retracting detonators for thermal safety
command disable
CAT F PAL, weak link/strong link driven by unique signal generator
CAT D PAL
built-in warhead shock resistance
Fuzing and Delivery Mode
In flight fuzing and yield selection merely by turning a dial. Full fuzing options (FUFO): high or low speed delivery, high altitude or low altitude (release heights as low as 50 ft.). There are six fuzing options, to be set on the ground before mission:
-Free fall air burst (high altitude only)
-Parachute retarded airburst (high or medium altitudes)
-Free fall contact burst (high or medium altitudes)
-Parachute retarded contact burst (high or medium altitudes)
-Parachute retarded laydown delayed surface burst (delivery altitudes up to 5000 feet), 31 and 81 sec delays available
-ground impact time delay feature to allow it to penetrate into the earth before detonating.
The NB-2 was developed to provide a light weight weapon of intermediate yield that could be carried by modern high performance combat aircraft. These aircraft do not carry weapons internally like the older or larger bomber designs, but instead carry them externally on the wings or fuselage. This requires weapons of very low drag, and able to withstand the aerodynamic heating of supersonic flight. In addition, the greater maneuverability of modern combat aircraft, combined with the increased lethality of defense systems makes the option of low altitude delivery both possible and necessary.
The NB-2 has a reported capability to destroy targets at depths of several hundred feet at its highest yield setting.
Cost: $20,000,000
The NW-1 "Vex" Warhead
Intermediate Yield Strategic ICBM MIRV Warhead
http://usera.imagecave.com/Daishi/Daishi2/W78mk12as.jpg
Currently in Operation:
Axario [30]
Anapest [75]
Yield: 335-350 Kilotons
Weight: 700-800 lb
RV Length: 71.3 in (181 cm)
RV Base Diameter: 21.3 in (54.1 cm)
Warhead Length: 67.7 in (172 cm)
Warhead Diameter: 21.3 in (54.1 cm)
Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon.
RV CEP (circle error probability) is 720 feet
RV carries penetration aids (decoys etc.).
Materials
Contains plutonium as primary fissile material
Fissile core is beryllium reflected
Deuterium-tritium boosted
Probably contains lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel
Possible Delivery Method
Equite I ICBM. Each missile carries up to three NW-1's
Safeguards and Arming Features
built-in warhead shock resistance
The NW-1 is based on earlier secondary stage designs. The primary of the NW-1 has been test fired.
Cost: $15,000,000 (please note that this is the warhead price. ICBM's must be purchased separetly)
The NW-2 "Sapper" Warhead
Intermediate Yield Strategic Cruise Missile Warhead
http://usera.imagecave.com/Daishi/Daishi2/nuke4.jpg
Currently in Operation:
Axario [50]
Yield: 5 - 150 kt (predetermined before mission)
Weight: 290 lbs
Length: 31.4 in
Diameter: 11.8 in
Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon.
The 5 kiloton low yield option presumably represents the boosted primary yield alone, while the high yield adds the full secondary yield .
Arming and fuzing system weighs 10 pounds.
Here is a speculative interpretation of the design:
The smaller diameter rounded "nose" of the warhead probably contains the fission "trigger" or primary. The larger diameter cylindrical body contains a cylindrical secondary. The aft section of the cylindrical body contains the firing electronics, tritium reservoir, and pulse neutron initiator tube.
The outer weapon casing is made of aluminum and is lined with a high atomic number material (probably depleted uranium) to form the radiation case. The radiation case liner is thicker in the nose area surrounding the primary than it is in the cylindrical body.
The primary consists of a spherical IHE shell surrounding the pit which is made of a bonded beryllium/plutonium double shell. A small plutonium levitated core is in the center. The space between the plutonium shell and levitated core is filled with deuterium-tritium gas at detonation time.
The secondary is a hollow tube consisting of concentric tubes of uranium, lithium-6 deuteride, and plutonium. The uranium fusion pusher/tamper contains oralloy (highly enriched uranium), possibly with a depleted uranium outer layer for the pusher.
Materials
Primary Fissile Material is supergrade plutonium (very low Pu-240 content)
Fissile core is beryllium reflected
Contains oralloy, probably in the fusion pusher/tamper to create enhanced fission yield from fusion neutrons
Deuterium-tritium boosted
Probably contains lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel
Uses PBX-9502 insensitive high explosive (IHE) as main explosive - a TATB plastic bonded explosive composition.
Possible Delivery Method
Cruise missile, which may be launched by submarine, surface-ship, or aircraft.
B-52H
B-2
(or other cruise missile able aircraft)
Safeguards and Arming Features
Category D PAL;
weak link/strong link exclusion region from warhead electrical system;
coded switch system;
unique signal generator
Since the ALCM is carried externally at high altitudes for inter-continental delivery, it is subjected to sub-freezing temperatures for long periods of time. Although PBX-9502 test samples had been fired at temperatures of -65 degrees, and the entire electrical system had been tested in sub-freezing environmental chambers, proof testing of an entire chilled warhead did not occur until after production began.
When a complete NW-1 was subjected to a low-temperature test in, it performed outstanding, producing a 95% yield. It is hardly effected by extreme temperatures, making it an ideal Warhead for missiles that are being carried in high atmoshpere by airplanes, or High altitude Cruise missiles.
Cost: $7,000,000 (please note that this is the warhead price. Cruise missiles must be purchased separatley)
DO NOT POST IN THIS FORUM!
If you are interested in purchasing Nuclear arms, please go to the main Storefront. (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=7313810&posted=1#post7313810)