TN 61
{{for|the state highway in Tennessee|Tennessee State Route 61}}
{{Infobox weapon
|name=TN 61
|image=
|origin=France
|type=Nuclear weapon
|is_explosive=yes
|service=1977-1991
|used_by=
|wars=
|designer=
|design_date=
|manufacturer=
|production_date=
|number=
|variants=
|weight=
|length=
|diameter=
|filling=
|filling_weight=
|detonation=
|yield= 1-1.2 megatons
}}
The TN 61 was a French nuclear warhead with a 1 to 1.2 megaton yield. It was a lighter version of the TN 60 which it replaced.
The TN 61 was in service from 1977 and 1991. It armed the M20 SLBM carried by the Redoutable-class SSBNs and the S3 IRBM.
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}}
{{French nuclear missiles}}
Category:Nuclear warheads of France
Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1970s
{{nuclear-weapon-stub}}
{{Artillery-stub}}