New Air Force B-2 ‘earth penetrating’ nuclear weapon changes combat strategy

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By bringing an “earth-penetrating” component, the B61-12 vastly increases the target scope or envelope of attack. It can enable more narrowly targeted or pinpointed strikes at high-value targets underground - without causing anywhere near the same level of devastation above ground or across a wider area.

“A nuclear weapon that detonates after penetrating the earth more efficiently transmits its explosive energy to the ground, thus is more effective at destroying deeply buried targets for a given nuclear yield.

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https://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/08/23/new-air-force-b-2-earth-penetrating-nuclear-weapon-changes-combat-strategy.html

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