Upgraded sub-launched nuclear warhead program wraps production
The last production unit of the W88 Alt 370, an upgraded version of the legacy W88 used on Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, has rolled off the line.
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Vice Adm. Richard Correll said that Trump's announcement does not necessarily mean detonating a test weapon — noting that neither China nor Russia has conducted a nuclear explosive test in recent memory.
US completes $9B B61-12 nuclear warhead upgrade
Technically, the B61-12 is not a “new” nuclear weapon that increases the stockpile, as the US is taking the warheads from the older bombs and placing them in new housings.
America’s newest nuclear warhead will cost under $100M to produce, budget docs show
The B61-13, announced in October, seeks to create a higher-yield nuclear bomb that can be used to penetrate hardened enemy locations.
US to introduce new nuclear gravity bomb design: B61-13
The new warhead variant is needed to provide “additional options against certain harder and large-area military targets,” according to the Pentagon.
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DoD rejiggers $96 billion Sentinel ICBM program to minimize delay
As officials described how they'll spend billions on America's nuclear arsenal and presented rosy outlooks, California's Rep. John Garamendi retorted, "The fact of the matter is every single one of these systems are behind schedule and over budget, every single one of them."
Amid geopolitical instability, NNSA looks to industry for new arms control verification tech
For US nuclear stocks, Jill Hruby of the Department of Energy said, "this is the most demanding moment in the history of our nation's nuclear enterprise since the Manhattan Project."
Space Force launches experimental sats to detect nukes, test laser communications
Included among the STP-3 mission's payloads is NASA’s Laser Communication Relay Demonstration (LCRD) aimed at enabling higher speed communications across the vast region of space between the Earth and Mars.
Updated B61 nuclear warhead enters production
The new B61-12, with replaced or refurbished components, will be used by the F-15, F-16 and B-2, among others.
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NNSA Produces First Upgraded Warhead For Sub-Launched Nukes
The improved W88 Alt 370 warhead comes a year late and millions over budget.
Senate, House Set To Rumble Over Who Controls Nuke Budget
The provision seeks to prevent the Nuclear Weapons Council "from further encroaching on the development of the NNSA budget," Kingston Reif, director of arms control and threat reduction policy at the Arms Control Association, told Breaking D.
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