First Production Unit Finished For Controversial New Warhead

A U.S. agency has produced the first low-yield nuclear warhead after it has emerged as one of the most controversial elements of the Trump administration’s nuclear modernization plan. The Pantex Plant controlled by the Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in Amarillo...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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