Posted on 07/28/2015 3:37:04 PM PDT by Mariner
he US just introduced a new type of bomb into its already extensive arsenal, and it may just be the most alarming US weapon yet, Zachary Keck writes for The National Interest.
The new bomb is the B61-12. On its surface, the bomb does not appear to be as dangerous as other weapons in the US arsenal. Although the B61-12 is nuclear-armed, it has a yield of 50 kilotons — tiny compared to the largest nuclear bomb that the US possesses, which has a yield of 1,200 kilotons.
But as Keck notes, that difference in explosive power doesn't tell the entire story.
"What makes the B61-12 bomb the most dangerous nuclear weapon in America’s arsenal is its usability," Keck writes. "This usability derives from a combination of its accuracy and low-yield."
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He probably couldn’t EO his way to it’s elimination.
Uh, F-35. Seems to me there are some issues with the aircraft.
Will be an Constitution loving President with cajones of steel.
A couple...
Yes but telling the world about it is the new standard. ..secrets are not fair you know.
Guess you couldn’t dial-a-nuke on a B-83 that low.
At least....
Think of ‘couple’ in a more ‘galactic’ sense.
“The universe has a couple galaxies in it”
That sort of couple.
Need three for every Muslim city on the planet.
I always wondered what would happen if something like that detonated.
And I would prefer to wonder on the other side of the planet.
Everything has to happen in the right sequence. To reach the full effect, that is.
Nonetheless, they used to try to protect against lightning strikes. Probably still do.
True but say they were simultaneously detonated on purpose. Assuming you could time that. THAT would be some impressive applied physics.
This article is primed off the statements of the American Federation of Scientists, a unilateral disarmament organization funded by America's enemies. I don't mean the DNC, either.
Here’s a case where only one of six switches prevented detonation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash
I recall several war game scenarios that released nuke control to lower levels of authority. All of the commanders did exactly the same thing. They fought conventionally until their situation was desperate, perhaps even fatal. They then reached for the biggest nuke that they had and used it.
I postulate that due to the cultural reluctance to use nukes that has been ingrained in our society, it makes this particular bomb very unlikely to be deployed.
Is that more or less than 1.2 megatons? </sarcasm>
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