B61

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The main US nuclear gravity bomb since the late 1960s and a "dial-a-yield" weapon: depending on the version, the yield is set between 0.3 and 340 kt before release. It can be dropped in free fall or by parachute, including laydown delivery that detonates after it reaches the ground, and is carried by fighter-bombers as well as heavy bombers.

Designed from 1963 and in full production from 1968, it has been built in more than a dozen modifications, about 3,155 bombs in all. The Mod 11 is a hardened earth penetrator; the Mod 12, produced from 2021, adds a guided tail kit and replaces several older versions. B61 bombs are also stored in Europe under NATO nuclear sharing.

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المصادر

1. Complete List of All U.S. Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapon Archive (Carey Sublette)
2. B61 nuclear bomb, Wikipedia