US launches qualification tests for upgraded nuke bomb

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are claiming success with the first in a new series of test flights involving an upgraded version of a nuclear bomb that has been part of the U.S. arsenal for decades.

Work on the B61-12 has been ongoing for years, and government officials say the latest tests using mock versions of the bomb will be vital to the refurbishing effort.

An F-16 from Nellis Air Force Base dropped an inert version of the weapon over the Nevada desert last month to test its non-nuclear functions as well as the plane's ability to carry the bomb.

With a mere puff of dust, the mock bomb landed in a dry lake bed at the Tonopah Test Range.

"It's great to see things all come together: the weapon design, the test preparation, the aircraft, the range and the people who made it happen," Anna Schauer, director of Sandia's Stockpile Resource Center, said in a statement.

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[pangaia]

1. Screw this...

"It's great to see things all come together: the weapon design, the test preparation, the aircraft, the range and the people who made it happen," Anna Schauer, director of Sandia's Stockpile Resource Center, said in a statement.

Anna, I have no idea what you are like. Maybe you have a couple of sweet kids. I have no idea, and really do not care. I
have never met you.

But, you know what, anybody who gets excited about such monstrous thing makes me sick to my stomach.
Anna..you can take your fucking bomb and shove it up your ass.