The WE.177 was the United Kingdom principal air-dropped nuclear weapon, in service with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force from 1966 until 1998, longer than any other British nuclear bomb. Derived from the American W59 warhead design but modified for British safety standards, it was built in three variants, the tactical WE.177A of about 10 kilotons, the strategic WE.177B of about 450 kilotons, and the WE.177C of about 190 kilotons, with roughly 319 total units produced. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon ClassTactical and strategic nuclear weapon 1 Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Grenade / Explosive Device 1 Connections
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was a series of tactical and strategic nuclear weapons
Lead section, service entry
The first to be produced was the 450 kilotonnes of TNT (1,900 TJ) WE.177B, which entered service with the RAF at RAF Cottesmore in September 1966.
service status
The Navy weapons were retired by 1992, and all other weapons with the RAF were retired by 1998
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September 1966-1998
Operated By: Royal Navy, Infobox: used_by
Royal Navy and Royal Air Force
Operated By: Royal Air Force, Infobox: used_by
Royal Navy and Royal Air Force
Used In: Cold War, Infobox: wars
Cold War
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