Pentagon intends to develop 24 times more nuclear bomb than America dropped on Japan

"Fox News":

Pentagon intends to develop 24

times more nuclear bomb

than America dropped on Japan

Fox News reported that the Pentagon is seeking to develop a new nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than those thrown at Japan, and plans to obtain congressional approval and allocate funds for it.

The United States has decided to

manufacture nuclear weapons that will be 24 times more powerful than the bomb it dropped on Japan, and the Pentagon intends to obtain congressional approval and allocate funds

for the development of the B61

3 nuclear bomb."

"Today's announcement reflects the changing security environment and growing threats," Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb said in a statement.

It is the responsibility of

the United States to continue to assess and deploy the capabilities we need to deter and, if necessary, respond reliably to strategic attacks and to reassure our allies.

According to the Pentagon

The B61-13 project will utilize the well

established production capabilities that support the previous B61-12 project

with the modern safety, security and accuracy of that munition

but with much higher productivity of the B61-7 model.

The announcement comes amid heightened tensions around the world, with the United States conducting a highly explosive test site in Nevada earlier this month.

Earlier

Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to

the United Nations, Dmitry Polyansky, confirmed that if the United States conducted experiments in Nevada, this was a step towards escalation on its part.

The new type of bomb would be intended

for delivery by modern aircraft.

American troops have been armed with B61 bombs since 1968. The US began producing its latest version, the B61-12, in 2021, four years after its trial.

Such bombs could be dropped from "B2", "F15", "F16" and "Tornado", as well as from promising new-generation aircraft such as "F35", "B21" and "F18F".