The first warplane has been cleared, with the F-35 aircraft likely to be next in a move that will give NATO warmongers a joyful Christmas.

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Remembering the loss of 140,000 people killed in the initial Hiroshima blast, as well the countless numbers who died later from of radiation poisoning .. Daily Mail

B-2 Spirit stealth plane cleared to use B61-12 nuclear bombs

Operation Upshot-Knothole, a part of which comprised a 15-kiloton test fired on May 25, 1953 at the Nevada Proving Grounds. Hundreds of high ranking Armed Forces officers and members of Congress were present to witness the atomic cannon test.

The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircraft has become the first U.S. warplane to be cleared to carry the B61-12, the newest nuclear bomb on the block. The clearance featured in the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (SSMP) for Fiscal year 2024 was unclassified by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) last week.

December 13, 2023 First Picture Of B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Trainer On An F-16 In Europe Surfaces Joseph Trevithick. A picture has emerged offering a rare glimpse of ongoing work to field new B61-12 nuclear bombs in Europe. A picture has emerged showing an F-16 Viper fighter that appears to be …

The B61 series is one of the longest-serving weapons in the US stockpile, the first iteration having debuted in the 1960s. The B61-3, -4, and -7 continue to be part of the nuclear lineup available with the U.S., even as plans are afoot to phase them out. Details of the phase-out plan remain unknown for now……………………………………………………

F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 …

U.S. accelerates the deployment of B61-12 nuclear bombs in Europe ..

Carnage: The collection of photographs were discovered 10 years ago, but their display at Scotland’s Secret Bunker museum is believed to be the first time they have been shown together .. Daily Mail

The U.S. B61-12 nuclear bomb may be mass-produced,…

At the moment, The United States has joint deterrence agreements with four European countries These are Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, it has between 100 and 150 bombs of the old B61 variant. The so-called doctrine of “nuclear deterrence” allows members of the Atlantic Alliance without atomic weapons to participate in NATO’s nuclear deployment.

The 825-pound (lb), or ~374 kilograms (kg) bomb project is being undertaken at a cost of nearly $8.3 billion, with experts suggesting that costs could rise to $10 billion, Popular Mechanics reported. Around 480 of these bombs are expected to be made using the B61-4 bombs. The effective cost of making these bombs exceeded the cost of their weight in gold…………………………………..

Horrifically injured locals are pictured dying on flattened streets strewn with corpses in the western Japanese city only hours after the nuclear bomb, nicknamed ‘Little Boy’, was dropped.... Daily Mail

January 9, 2023 The C-17A has been cleared to transport B61-12 nuclear bomb to EuropeJan 30, 2023The B61-12 is intended as an upgrade and eventual replacement for all current nuclear gravity bombs, including the B61-3, -4, -7, and probably eventually also the B61-11 and B83-1. To that end, it combines and improves upon various aspects of existing bombs:

commemorating the loss of 140,000 people killed in the initial Hiroshima blast, as well the countless numbers who died later of radiation poisoning.. Daily Mail

US B61-12 nuclear bomb test may be drilling use in Europe – Moscow

Earlier this month, the Royal Netherlands Air Force confirmed that its F-35As had received an initial certification for the weapon with the German and Italian Tornado fighter bombers also in the queue to use the B61-12…………………………..  

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What are B61-12 gravity bombs—Russia says U.S. ‘lowering nuclear threshold

The F-35 of this small European country can now carry out nuclear attacks…

Nov 18, 2023.. Netherlands is preparing to equip its F-35 stealth aircraft with the capacity to carry the B61-12 nuclear bomb. Johan van Deventer, head of the Dutch air combat command, said on Twitter this week that the Dutch F-35A have received certification to carry out nuclear strike and deterrence