The B61 Family of Bombs

By Robert S. Norris, Hans M. Kristensen, Joshua Handler | Issue Article, Nuclear Notebook | January 1, 2003

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Nuclear Notebook: A history of the B61 nuclear bomb

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Issue: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Volume 59 Issue 1
Keywords: B61, Nuclear Notebook
Topics: Nuclear Notebook