Dual-end warhead initiation system

An initiation apparatus for use in explosive warhead for causing substantially simultaneous initiation at the plurality of predetermined zones of the explosive warhead comprising;

• an explosive charge positioned with a chamber;
• said explosive charge being formed as a body having a substantial wall thickness and a cavity extending therethrough;
• a centrally located initiation transfer means within said explosive charge and having primary and secondary ignitors;
• said initiation transfer means being a cylindrical substantially thin walled metal angular container having an expandable detonator train housing formed to extend along the longitudinal axis of said container;
• first shock absorbing means located centrally within said annular container and positioned substantially from either end of said annular container;
• second shock absorbing means positioned within said detonator train housing;
• a multiplicity of detonator trains of equal length interconnecting said primary and secondary ignitors;
• booster explosive means positioned adjacent said secondary ignitor and said explosive charge;
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• actuator means positioned adjacent said primary ignitor for ignition of said primary ignitor;
• whereby the actuator means ignites the primary charge thereby causing detonating fronts to travel through the detonator trains to cause detonating of the secondary ignitors which in turn causes the booster explosive to initiate the explosive charge.