National Nuclear Security Administration: B61-12 Life Extension Program Fact Sheet
December 03, 2021
December 03, 2021
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following fact sheet entitled "B61-12 Life Extension Program Fact Sheet":
The B61-12 Life Extension Program (LEP) will replace the B61-3, 4 and 7 gravity bombs and will be lower yield, more accurate, and compatible with newer aircraft.
OVERVIEW
The B61 nuclear gravity bomb, deployed from U.S. Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organizati . . .
The B61-12 Life Extension Program (LEP) will replace the B61-3, 4 and 7 gravity bombs and will be lower yield, more accurate, and compatible with newer aircraft.
OVERVIEW
The B61 nuclear gravity bomb, deployed from U.S. Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organizati . . .