Qualification Testing Of B61-12 Nuke Begins At Tonopah

Credit: Sandia National Laboratories
The U.S. government has begun qualification testing of the new B61-12 guided thermonuclear bomb at Nevada’s Tonopah Test Range, marking another significant step toward delivery of the first operational weapon in 2020. The new flight test series began last month, with a Lockheed Martin F-16C dropping...

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