The Pentagon says it wants a higher-yield nuclear-gravity bomb based on the B61-12 design. The stated purpose of the B61-13 would be to offer more capability against especially hardened facilities, ...
The National Nuclear Security Administration announced on May 19, 2025, that production of the first B61-13 variant nuclear bomb has been completed at the Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas. The first ...
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced the completion of the first B61-13 gravity bomb Monday. The keynote address took place at the Pantex Plant in ...
(NewsNation) — The United States military is ramping up production of a new nuclear warhead as Department of Defense officials point to an urgent need to deter threats and modernize the military’s ...
The Department of Defense will pursue the creation of a new nuclear gravity bomb as long as Congress authorizes and appropriates funds for the project. Pending Congress’s approval, which relevant ...
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Sandia National Labs is marking a major milestone for the US nuclear security enterprise, and they’re doing so earlier than expected. The first production unit of the B61-13 ...
The Pentagon announced a new tactical nuclear bomb program on Oct. 27. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., and Sen. John Wicker, R-Miss., welcomed the new bomb because it "will better allow the Air Force to ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is developing a modern version of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, which has been a mainstay in its arsenal for decades, the Pentagon said Friday. The U.S. has made several ...
President Joe Biden's administration has proposed building a new nuclear bomb as the production of weapons to replace the aging U.S. stockpile ramps up. The Department of Defense (DoD) announced on ...
The United States has expedited the production of a powerful new nuclear warhead due to “urgent need,” according to a news release from defense contractor Sandia National Laboratories. SNL wrote it ...