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US to Pursue Modern Variant of B61 Gravity Bomb, Pending Congressional Authorization

US to Pursue Modern Variant of B61 Gravity Bomb, Pending Congressional Authorization

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The United States will pursue a modern variant of B61 Nuclear gravity bomb, the Pentagon said on Friday.

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“Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced that the United States will pursue a modern variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, designated the B61-13, pending Congressional authorization and appropriation,” the statement said. The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) would produce the B61-13, it added.

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