Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in the United States has completed the upgrade of the B61-12 nuclear warhead, ...
A GAO report found that cost estimates for life extension of the B61-12 nuclear incorporated best practices and steps have been taken to manage the remaining program risks. The National Nuclear ...
Even one of the greatest weapons of mass destruction has what could be described as a “shelf life.” On Tuesday, the United States Department of Energy announced that its National Nuclear Security ...
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Pantex Deterrence LLC (PXD), the manager and operator of the Pantex Plant outside of Amarillo, announced Tuesday the completion of the last ...
A U.S. government plant completed assembly of the non-nuclear explosive prototype for the B61-12 Life Extension Program (LEP) to demonstrate the facility’s readiness to enter production, the National ...
The bomb will be made by a B61-7 warhead inside a B61-12 casing, providing another option with a higher yield. The U.S. Department of Defense announced the development of yet another, more powerful ...
The United States is facing a $1.2 trillion bill through 2046 to modernize and sustain its nuclear arsenal according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office. “To continue to field a ...