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Support structures, such as launchers and associated equipment, were also to be destroyed or rendered unusable.
Support structures, such as launchers and associated equipment, were also to be destroyed or rendered unusable.
Initially, the Tomahawk missile was developed in several variants, including nuclear ones. The most notable were the BGM-109A TLAM-N (Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Nuclear) and the BGM-109G GLCM (Ground Launched Cruise Missile). The former was designed for launch from surface ships and [[submarine]]s and was equipped with the W80 nuclear warhead, with a yield ranging from 5 to 200 kilotons. The latter was a land-based mobile system deployed on [[NATO]] territory in [[Europe]] and armed with the W84 warhead, yielding between 10 and 50 kilotons.
Both variants were retired under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. According to the treaty's terms, all ground-launched intermediate-range missiles (500–5,500 km) had to be destroyed. Although the missiles themselves were withdrawn from service, the W80 and W84 nuclear warheads were not destroyed. Instead, they were placed in storage as part of the U.S. nuclear stockpile reserve. This means that the technological and physical capability to restore a nuclear-armed Tomahawk remains intact.
==Verification and Inspection==
==Verification and Inspection==