First B61-13 Nuclear Bomb Completed Ahead of Schedule

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The new nuke is 24 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.

US completes B61-13 nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than Hiroshima A-bomb

The first unit of the B61-13 nuclear weapon was unveiled Monday in Amarillo, Texas, by U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, several months ahead of schedule.

The announcement was made by the National Agency for Nuclear Safety (NNSA) and confirmed by Energy Secretary Chris Wright during an inaugural speech at the Pantex plant of the Department of Energy in Amarillo, Texas, on Monday, May 20. The completion of this armament takes place almost a year earlier than expected and less than two years after its initial announcement, marking it as "one of the fastest developed weapons" since the Cold War. Secr…

Pantex completes first B61-13 nuclear bomb unit after B61-12 finale

Pantex has completed the first B61-13 nuclear bomb unit just months after the B61-12’s finale, marking a major step in U.S. weapons modernization.