A B-2 drops a B61 Joint Test Assembly in 2015.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The Pentagon wants to build a new nuclear gravity bomb, aiming to modernize part of its strategic stockpile by replacing one of the most potent variants of its B61. The Defense Department says in an announcement that it wants a modern variant of the B61, to be designated the B61-13, if Congress...
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