The most dangerous nuclear bomb ever? US finishes testing ‘smart’ precision-guided nuke that experts says is so accurate presidents will be tempted to use it
Department of Energy says it has completed testing phase of B61-12 nuclear bomb
Critics say that the weapon is part of the government’s massively expensive modernization drive of its nuclear arsenal
The upgraded bombs are expected to enter the production phase by 2020
Weapon is outfitted with tail kit that allows for greater precision as well as an adjusted explosion force
Bomb can be carried by a stealth fighter jet
US will spend $1trillion over the next 30 years to modernize its nuclear stockpiles
By MARK PRIGG and ARIEL ZILBER
DAILYMAIL.COM
14 August 2016
The United States has taken a significant step closer to developing a nuclear bomb that some say could be the most dangerous ever produced.
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration announced earlier this month that it has completed the development and testing phase of the B61-12, the first-ever guided nuclear bomb.
The news of the announcement was reported by Reveal.
The government now says that the so-called ‘smart’ nuclear bomb will enter the production engineering phase. By 2020, the US will commence full-scale production.
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