Scientists in the United States have achieved a major milestone by completing the last production unit of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb. It was completed as part of collaborative partnerships ...
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Pantex Deterrence LLC (PXD), the manager and operator of the Pantex Plant outside of Amarillo, announced Tuesday the completion of the last ...
The B61, a nuclear gravity bomb deployed by the U.S. Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces, has been in service since 1968. The B61-12 will replace most older ...
MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. The B61-12, a US nuclear bomb, when authorized for service, may lower the threshold of using nuclear weapons, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Non ...
However, it is now deploying the B61-12 thermonuclear bomb, a newly developed and highly advanced weapon. This bomb is designed for devastating impact and has the potential to cause large-scale ...
While the last production unit is now complete, the B61-12 program is still producing spare components and pursuing program closeout activities into fiscal year 2026. “It’s a tremendous ...