Care to retract your insult to the BUF?
An older article because it doesn’t includea recent announcement for a nuke cruise missile.
https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/b52/
“The B-52H, with a weapons payload of more than 70,000lb, is capable of carrying the most diverse range of weapons of any combat aircraft.
The nuclear weapons capacity includes 12 AGM-129 advanced cruise missiles (ACMS), 20 AGM-86A air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) and eight bombs.
The conventional weapons payload is eight AGM-84 Harpoon missiles, four AGM-142 Raptor missiles, 51 500lb bombs, 30 1,000lb bombs, 20 AGM-86C conventional air-launched cruise missiles (CALCM), 12 joint stand-off weapons (JSOW), 12 joint direct-attack munitions (JDAM) and 16 wind-corrected munitions dispenser (WCMD). WCMD was first deployed by the B-52 in 2002 in Afghanistan. JSOW entered service in 2003 and was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The B-52 was the first aircraft to be equipped with the joint air-to-surface standoff missile (JASSM), which was cleared for operational use in October 2003.
In June 2006, Boeing was awarded a contract for the B-52 smart weapons integration next-generation (SWING), to support integration of future weapon systems such as JASSM extended-range, small diameter bomb and boost phase interceptor, until 2020.
In October 2006, Boeing announced that the B-52 can carry 32 small diameter bombs (SDB) on the common strategic rotary launcher in the bomb bay.
During Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2003, a B-52 was fitted with the Northrop Grumman Litening II laser targeting pod, which was used to strike targets in Northern Iraq. In 2007, the USAF began fitting Litening to the B-52 fleet. The B-52 is fitted with the Lockheed Martin Sniper ATP advanced targeting pod. By December 2009, the Sniper demonstrated its capability to operate on B-52H aircraft.
In October 2010, Lockheed Martin-built JASSM successfully accomplished Lot 7 Reliability Assessment Programme flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, NM, by using B-52 and F-16 aircraft against a wide range of targets in various operational scenarios.
Boeing was awarded a eight-year, $11.9bn contract by the US Air Force in September 2010 to overhaul B-52H weapons systems.
The B-52H can also deliver 51 500lb, 30 1,000lb and 20 2,000lb navy mines.”
Looks like they have 6 B52s ready to go...
Pentagon sends six B-52 strategic bombers to military base Diego Garcia that is beyond the range of Iran’s ballistic missiles to prepare to hit Tehran if given the order
That’s nice. But unless SEAD is successful, a BUFF in enemy airspace is *toast*. This is why we have the B-1 and B-2.
Once SEAD is successful, the B-52 can then truck in mass amounts of munitions - but it’s not going to be sent in first to lead the strike by anyone with two brain cells to rub together.
The AGM-129 ACM was retired in 2007 to placate some BS treaty with the Russians.
And the AGM-86C has been retired too.
Only the nuclear armed AGM-86B, and the conventional JASSM-ER is available.