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National Interest: An Air Force B-2 Just Tested A New Bomb, And America's Nuclear Triad Got Deadlier
A long-planned upgrade to America's air leg has finally arrived.
Key point: The B61 Mod 12 is engineered with a special “Tail Subassembly” to give the bomb increased accuracy.
The Air Force’s B-2 Stealth bomber has test-dropped an upgraded, multi-function B61-12 nuclear bomb which improves accuracy, integrates various attack options into a single bomb and changes the strategic landscape with regard to nuclear weapons mission possibilities.
Earlier this summer, the Air Force dropped a B61-12 nuclear weapon from a B-2 at Nellis AFB, marking a new developmental flight test phase for the upgraded bomb, Air Force spokeswoman Capt. Hope Cronin told Warrior Maven earlier this year.
“The updated weapon will include improved safety, security and reliability,” Cronin said.
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