Unlike other members of the B61 family of nuclear bombs that can be carried by fighters and bombers, the B61-13 will be certified only on a strategic bomber based in the U.S., the National Nuclear ...

The B61-13 marks an important step toward the modernization of US nuclear forces, combining high-yield capabilities and ...

However, it still falls short of the nation's most powerful nuclear weapon, the 1.2-megaton B83, Newsweek previously reported. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said in a statement that modernizing ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration announced on May 19, 2025, that production of the first B61-13 variant nuclear bomb has been completed at the Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas. The first ...

However, the BTF typically takes two bombers on a deployment. In fact, the published photos show two B-52Hs: 60-0044 (cn ...