Report: The United States is on its way to making a new atomic bomb 24 times more powerful than the one used in Hiroshima!
In an unprecedented development, the United States is rapidly advancing toward developing a new B13-61 nuclear bomb, whose destructive power is expected to be 24 times greater than that of the Hiroshima bomb, according to security officials.
The project, part of a broader US plan to modernize the nuclear arsenal, shows signs of significant progress that could lead to the completion of the first production unit ahead of schedule.
A spokesperson for the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) explained in an interview with Fox News that the first unit of the new bomb will be completed before the end of the current fiscal year, seven months ahead of schedule.
The bomb is an advanced version of the B61 nuclear bomb and is part of seven US nuclear weapons modernization programs.
This new bomb is considered one of the most important and widespread nuclear weapons in the US arsenal since the end of the Cold War, as it was designed to be launched by high-speed aircraft to strike strategic military targets.
The spokesman said that the B13-61 bomb will provide advanced capabilities for targeting fortified military installations and distant targets, noting that the acceleration of its manufacturing process was based on experience gained from developing the previous B12-61 bomb and the adoption of modern technologies.
According to the US Department of Defense, the new bomb has a maximum explosive power of 360 kilotons, equivalent to 24 times the power of the 15-kiloton Hiroshima bomb and 14 times the power of the bomb dropped on Nagasaki.
These indicators clearly indicate a growing trend toward enhancing the destructive power of nuclear weapons in the face of growing global challenges.
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), which is overseeing the bomb’s development, confirmed that the project benefited from innovative engineering planning that reduced production time by 25%, enabling the rapid delivery of the first units.
This announcement comes one day after Brandon Williams, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA), appeared before a Senate hearing.
During the session, Williams made it clear that he didn’t intend to recommend resuming nuclear detonation tests, which had been halted in the United States since 1992, stressing that such decisions would be beyond his direct authority.
In contrast, Democratic US Senator Jacky Rosen expressed concern about any possibility of resuming nuclear testing, noting that millions of people and vast swaths of US territory were harmed by previous nuclear tests during the Cold War.
