US accelerates production of new nuclear warhead 24 times more powerful than one used on Hiroshima

Fonte: New York Post

A new US nuclear weapon 24 times more powerful than the one used on Hiroshima is being rush-produced because of an “urgent” and “critical” threat from rising global tensions, according to the scientists making it. The B61-13 variable yield gravity bomb is going into full production seven months ahead of schedule, according to a statement by the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The powerful new weapon — originally forecast to go into production next year — is set to play a key role in US efforts to modernize its nuclear deterrent amid rising global tensions.