low-yield nuclear weapons

The Pentagon’s first “nuclear posture review” since 2010, published February 2nd, seeks to expand America’s arsenal of low-yield nuclear weapons

New threat, new weapons

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Tactical nuclear weapon - Wikipedia

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The yield of tactical nuclear weapons is generally lower than that of strategic nuclear weapons, but larger ones are still very powerful, and some variable-yield warheads serve in both roles, for example the W89 200 kiloton warhead armed both the tactical Sea Lance anti-submarine rocket propelled depth charge and the ...

low-yield

adjective

1. producing little; giving a low return.

   "low-yield investment"

   • (of a nuclear weapon) having a relatively low explosive force.

     "a low-yield tactical nuclear weapon"