AN 51
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The AN 51 was a French tactical nuclear warhead used on the Pluton short range missile; the Pluton system was retired in 1992–93. The warhead was based upon the MR 50 CTC (charge tactique commune - common tactical warhead) warhead, with the same physics package as used in the AN 52 bomb. It had two yields; 10 and 25 kt.
References
- Norris, Robert, Burrows, Andrew, Fieldhouse, Richard Nuclear Weapons Databook, Volume V, British, French and Chinese Nuclear Weapons, San Francisco, Westview Press, 1994, {{ISBN|0-8133-1612-X}}
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Category:Nuclear warheads of France
Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1970s
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