Are Israel and Iran headed for a full-blown war?Nuclear threats from China, Russia drive work on W93 for submarine-launched missiles by 2030s
The W93 has been in an early phase of feasibility and design at Los Alamos National Laboratory since May 2022 and is “on track” for production beginning in the mid-2030s, the two officials said in prepared testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee. The warhead is said to be lighter than the current W76 and W88 warheads, allowing for greater missile ranges.
NNSA will continue to work with the Pentagon and Congress to comply with the law, the officials stated. The number used for the warhead – W93 – is the latest effort at a new warhead. The W89 and W92 were canceled after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.