The advanced B61-12 missile (pictured) has combined four existing versions of the B61 bomb into one
Daily Mail: Obama under fire over smaller, precision-guided atomic bombs costing $1TRILLION over 30 years 'that make warfare inevitable'
* U.S. military tested out one of its new weapons, the B61 Model 12, last year
* Maneuverable atom bomb can hit target within accuracy of just five metres
* Former staff say smaller, more precise bombs make them tempting to use
* Others believe new weapons programme is 'unaffordable and unneeded'
President Barack Obama has come under fire for the United State's modern atomic arsenal which some fear make it too tempting to use the weapons.
Last year, while North Korea was preparing for its first large scale nuclear test, a U.S. fighter jet was testing the latest weapon in its arsenal - the precision guided B61 Model 12 atom bomb.
It is to be the first of five new atomic warheads planned as part of a new U.S. arsenal which is said to cost up to one trillion dollars over the next 30 years.
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WNU Editor: A one trillion dollar price tag to modernize America's nuclear forces is a cost that is difficult to accept.
2 comments:
WNU Editor,
It's $1Trillion over 30 years, so basically chump change as far as arms programs go.
but you have too. agree with Jay, over 30 years not so much.
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