The United States is accelerating work on a fresh atomic warhead. The tactical B61-13 will be 24 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb. According to the U.S. media, the increase in the pace of work is due to "urgent" and "critical" threats.
These threats, as the fresh York Post points out, concern global tensions. The diary cites information from researchers developing new head.
The latest version of a tactical atomic bomb B61-13 is expected to enter the full production phase 7 months before the initially planned deadline. Originally, weapon production was to begin in 2026.
The increase in the rate of work follows a message published by Sandia National Laboratories fresh Mexico. It's an American investigation facility, National atomic Safety Administration.
A fresh powerful weapon. USA accelerates work
"In consequence to a critical challenge and an urgent need, programme B61-13 utilized innovative programme planning which resulted in the expected transportation seven months earlier than expected, which means a simplification of more than 25% of the full time to scope the first production unit", says SNL.
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As indicated by the ‘NYP’, B61-13 is to carry a charge with an explosive force 360 kiloton. By comparison, the bomb ‘Little Boy’, dropped in 1945 on Hiroshima It had a blast force of 15 kilotons.
The first version of B61 was developed in 1968. Plans to make the latest option were created in 2023, due to concerns that Russia's invasion of Ukraine make conflict across Europe.
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