B61 nuclear bomb - Wikipedia
The B61 nuclear bomb is the primary thermonuclear gravity bomb in the United States Enduring Stockpile following the end of the Cold War. It is a low-to-intermediate yield strategic and tactical nuclear weapon featuring a two-stage radiation implosion design.
Why the B-61-12 Bomb Is the Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon …
2018年10月9日 · In terms of sheer destructive capability, the B61-12 is nowhere near America’s most dangerous nuclear weapon. Indeed, the bomb has a maximum yield of just 50-kilotons, the equivalent of...
Video Shows Earth-Penetrating Capability of B61-12 Nuclear Bomb
2016年1月14日 · The capability of the new B61-12 nuclear bomb seems to continue to expand, from a simple life-extension of an existing bomb, to the first U.S. guided nuclear gravity bomb, to a nuclear earth-penetrator with increased accuracy.
B61-12 Nuclear Bomb - Air Force Technology
2020年11月6日 · The B61-12 air-launched tactical bomb will carry a low-yield nuclear warhead to destroy military targets with minimum collateral damage. Located in the bomb’s middle section, the warhead will have four yield options, including 0.3kt, 1.5kt, 10kt, and 50kt.
The B61 (Mk-61) Bomb - Nuclear Weapon Archive
2007年1月9日 · Light weight, intermediate yield bomb with variable yield options ("dial-a-yield" or DAY), and flexible fuzing and delivery options. Designed for high-speed external carriage and low altitude delivery. Modular weapon system design. Contains two neutron generators (supplied by General Electric).
B61-12 bomb reaches major milestone - Los Alamos National …
2021年12月20日 · The B61 nuclear gravity bomb, deployed to U.S. Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organization bases, has nearly 50 years of service, making it the oldest and most versatile weapon in the enduring U.S. stockpile.
The B61-12 LEP will refurbish, reuse, or replace all of the bomb’s nuclear and non‐nuclear components to extend the service life of the B61 by at least 20 years, and to improve the bomb’s safety, effectiveness, and security. The design maximizes component reuse whenever possible, and omits higher-risk technologies while reducing costs
B61-12 might have some capability against underground targets • Retain nuclear bombs for U.S. strategic bombers in the United States, U.S. fighter-bombers deployed in Europe, and NATO fighter-bombers • Add new safety and security features (although only modest improvement on B61-12) • Use smallest B61 warhead (B61-4 with
The B61-12 Life Extension Program (LEP) will replace the B61-3, 4 and 7 gravity bombs and will be lower yield, more accurate, and compatible with newer aircraft.
• First guided standoff nuclear bomb • B61-12 will be more accurate and capable than the B61s currently deployed in Europe • New guided tail kit “will provide a modest standoff capability, for safe aircraft escape, and sufficient delivery accuracy so that the lower yield of the B61-12 can achieve the same military