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Nuclear Modernization

Current Nukes Can ‘Get the Job Done’ in the Face of B61-12, W88 Alt 370 Delays, Stratcom No. 2 Says

Wednesday, July 31st, 2019

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Current Nukes Can ‘Get the Job Done’ in the Face of B61-12, W88 Alt 370 Delays, Stratcom No. 2 Says

Close up illustration of atomic particle for nuclear energy imagery

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) still expects to be late starting delivery of refurbished nuclear gravity bombs and ballistic missile warheads to the Air Force and Navy, but the current crop of bombs and warheads are enough “to get the job done” for a little while longer, the No. 2 at U.S. Strategic Command said Wednesday. NNSA disclosed in May that problems with commercial-off-the-shelf capacitors would probably delay the date the semi autonomous Department of Energy agency can finish…

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