TN 61

{{for|the state highway in Tennessee|Tennessee State Route 61}}

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|type=Nuclear weapon

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|service=1977-1991

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|yield= 1-1.2 megatons

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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}}

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Category:Nuclear warheads of France

Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1970s

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