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Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center

US Air Force unit tasked with ensuring safe, secure, and reliable nuclear weapon systems
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Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center

Summary

Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center is a military unit[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center is located in New Mexico[3].
  • Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center is in the country of United States[4].
  • Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's instance of is recorded as military unit[5].
  • Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's headquarters location is recorded as Kirtland Air Force Base[6].
  • February 1, 1946 marks the founding of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center[7].
  • Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's parent organization or unit is recorded as Air Force Materiel Command[8].
  • Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's official website is recorded as https://www.afnwc.af.mil/[9].
  • Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's motto text is recorded as Never Doubted, Always Feared[10].

Body

Founding

February 1, 1946 marks the founding of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center[7].

Operations

Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's headquarters location is recorded as Kirtland Air Force Base[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Air Force Materiel Command[8].

Why It Matters

Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center ranks in the top 5% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 19d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.afnwc.af.mil/
    Inception → +1946-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Parent organization or unit → Air Force Materiel Command
    Openstreetmap way id → 706083541
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 706083541, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/706083541 in United States"
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