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Last W56 Warhead Dismantled

June 29, 2006
Amarillo TX
Last W56 Warhead Dismantled

NNSA Administrator Amb. Brooks announced that the last W56 nuclear warhead has been dismantled. The 1960s era system has been safely and securely taken apart and will never again be a part of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.

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