Deliveries of the B61-12 nuclear bomb that eventually will be carried by the Air Force F-35A Joint Strike Fighter are underway, the National Nuclear Security Administration told sister publication Exchange Monitor. The Nuclear Weapons Council authorized B61-12 Life Extension Program entry into Phase 6.6, which marks full rate production, in June 2022, an NNSA spokesperson said in an email. “NNSA is meeting its required B61-12 deliveries to the Department of Defense,” the NNSA said. The spokesperson referred questions about shipment…
