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NNSA completes assembly of the first B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb ahead of schedule

Major nuclear stockpile milestone assembled almost a year ahead of target date through streamlined production

National Nuclear Security Administration, May 19, 2025

MARILLO, TX – U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced at the Pantex Plant today that the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has completed the manufacture of the first B61-13 gravity bomb, the latest modification to the B61 family of nuclear weapons. The first unit was assembled almost a year before the original target date and less than two years after the program was first announced, making the B61-13 one of the most rapidly developed and fielded weapons since the Cold War. 

“Modernizing America’s nuclear stockpile is essential to delivering President Trump’s peace through strength agenda,” said Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/articles/nnsa-completes-assembly-first-b61-13-nuclear-gravity-bomb-ahead-schedule

May 23, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war