Historical perspective:
•Waging Peace  •Non-Proliferation  •Nuclear Medicine  •Madame Curie
•Hispanics in Science  •Road to the Atomic Age  •The Manhattan Project
•Trinity  •The Decision to Drop  •The 50s and 60s  •Expansion
•The Enduring Stockpile  •Delivery Systems

W53

The W53 was a high-yield thermonuclear warhead. The Titan II Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile deployed it, and it was housed inside the Mk 6 re-entry vehicle.

Length	8 feet 8 inches
Diameter	36.5 inches
Weight	6,500 - 7,000 pounds
Stockpiled	1962 - 1987
Yield	megaton range