TN 61
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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. The 1 to 1.2 megaton yield weapon was in service between 1977 and 1991.
It was a lighter weight version of the TN 60
TN 60
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...
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. The 1 to 1.2 megaton yield weapon was in service between 1977 and 1991.