TN 60
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The TN 60 was a French
nuclear missile warhead.
The 1 megaton TN 60 missile warhead entered service in early 1977 as an interim warhead for the MSBS M20 SLBM
. The TN 60 was the first French warhead "hardened" to penetrate the Russian ABM defenses around Moscow. The TN 60 was replaced with the TN 61
starting in late 1977.
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nuclear missile warhead.
The 1 megaton TN 60 missile warhead entered service in early 1977 as an interim warhead for the MSBS M20 SLBM
M20 SLBM
The M20 was a French Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile deployed on the nuclear Redoutable class submarines. It was withdrawn from service by 1991.-History:...
. The TN 60 was the first French warhead "hardened" to penetrate the Russian ABM defenses around Moscow. The TN 60 was replaced with the TN 61
TN 61
The TN 61 was a French nuclear warhead.It was a lighter weight version of the TN 60 warhead and quickly replaced it in service on the M20 SLBMs on the Redoutable class SSBNs. The TN 61 was also used on the SSBS S3D IRBM missiles...
starting in late 1977.