The B61 bomb’s reported yield will be adjustable to between 0.3 and 50 kilotons. A kiloton is the equivalent of 1,000 tons of TNT. Although not possessing the long-distance standoff capacity of either ...

Just four months after finalizing production on the B61-12, the Pantex Plant has completed the first production unit (FPU) of the B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb, the National Nuclear Security ...

The United States Air Force maintains a small, tightly controlled fleet of aircraft certified to deliver nuclear weapons, and the newest member of that club just passed a significant real-world test.

US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters have completed integration tests with inert B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs, proving the stealth jet’s “dual capable” status of being able to deliver ...

It appears that the upcoming B-21 Raider will be the primary platform armed with the B61-13 nuclear bomb. In the twenty-first century, we read and hear all too often about promising defense ...

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Sandia National Laboratories will produce spare components until 2026, which it targets for the final closeout activities, while the National Nuclear Security Administration is now looking at the ...

A new US nuclear weapon 24 times more powerful than the one used on Hiroshima is being rush-produced because of an “urgent” and “critical” threat from rising global tensions, according to the ...

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