What makes the B61-12 particularly impressive is the bomb’s ability to adjust its destructive yield depending on the operational conditions and demands. Over the past months, the U.S. Air Force ...

The B61-13 is the newest evolution in the B61 series, combining the high-yield warhead of the Cold War-era B61-7 with state-of-the-art upgrades incorporated into the B61-12. The upgrades include ...

Why Did America Upgrade the B61, Anyway? Interestingly, it was not Iran’s nuclear threat that likely necessitated the upgrading of America’s B61-12 arsenal. Indeed, it was likely America’s ...

A merica’s new B61-12 nuclear warhead highlights how dangerous of a moment the world finds itself in—and real the potential is for unintended consequences, as the nuclear genie, however small ...