W65

The W65 was the Lawrence Livermore Lab's competitor for the warhead of the Sprint anti-ballistic missile. Development of the W65 started in October 1965 and was terminated in January 1968 in favor of the Los Alamos W66 design. The W65 was an "enhanced radiation" weapon whose kill mechanism was the neutron flux.

References

Hansen, Chuck, "Swords of Armageddon" (CD-ROM & download available). PDF. 2,600 pages, Sunnyvale, California, Chucklea Publications, 1995, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9791915-0-3 (2nd Ed.)

United States nuclear devices

Manhattan Project	Gadget
World War II bombs	Little Boy (Mark 1) Thin Man (Mark 2) Fat Man (Mark 3)
Post-war bombs	Mark 3 Mark 4 Mark 5 Mark 6 Mark 7 Mark 10 Mark 12 Mark 13 Mark 18 Mark 20
Depth bombs	Mark 90
Bunker busters	Mark 8 Mark 11
Post-war warheads	W4 W5 W7 W8 W12 W13 W25 W42 W44 W45
Artillery shells	W9 W19 W23 W33 mod 1 W48 W74 W75 W79 mod 1 W82 mod 1
Primaries	Robin
Atomic demolition munitions (mines)	T-4 W7 ADM-B MADM

Boosted
fission

Primaries	RACER IV Swan Python Tsetse Kinglet
Bombs	Mk 105
Depth bombs	Mk 101 Mk 105
Bunker busters	Mk 105
Warheads	W30 W31 W34 W37 W40 W51 W54 W72 W76 mod 2
Artillery shells	W33 mod 2 W54
Atomic demolition munitions (mines)	SADM TADM

Bombs	Mark 14 Mark 15 TX-16 Mark 17 Mark 21 TX-22 Mark 24 Mark 26 Mark 27 B28 Mark 36 Mark 39 B41 B43 TX-46 B53 B57 B61 B77 B83 B90
Depth bombs	B57 B90
Bunker busters	B28 B41 B43 B53 B57 B61 B77 B83
Warheads	W15 W27 W28 TX-29 XW-35 W38 W39 W41 W46 W47 W49 W50 W52 W53 W55 W56 W58 W59 W60 W62 W63 W67 W68 W69 W70 W71 W73 W76 W78 W80 W81 W84 W85 W86 W87 W88 W89 W91 RRW
Enhanced radiation warheads	W64 W65 W66 W70 Mod 3
Enhanced radiation artillery shells	W79 Mod 0 W82 Mod 0

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