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Data: U.S. B-61 tactical nuclear bombs.

the United States to consider re-deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in the Western Pacific news created quite a stir on the 14th in East Asia. Different from the concern of strategic nuclear warheads, the United States flexibility in the use of tactical nuclear weapons has always closely guarded secret. Hans Kristensen, director of the U.S. Union of Concerned Scientists Nuclear Information Project, the latest report revealed that the U.S. will spend six billion U.S. dollars to upgrade the existing tactical nuclear weapons, including the majority of U.S. warplanes, including F-35 can carry These tactical nuclear weapons.

tactical nuclear weapons used against tactical objectives have a direct impact on military operations, the volume and power are relatively small, light weight, maneuverability, high precision, generally considered more likely than the battlefield strategic nuclear weapons. According to Christensen, the main U.S. tactical nuclear weapons as the B61-3, the B61-4, the B61-10 nuclear cruise missiles. Which the bombs, the B61-3 optional equivalent range of 300 tons to 170,000 tons, the B61-4 300 tons to 40,000 tons. About 200 above the level of nuclear cruise missiles deployed in five European countries, six Air Force Base 87 aircraft bunkers, ammunition depots, and the remaining 300 nuclear bombs stored in the United States for a possible overseas deployment. Another 260 warheads, the W80-0 warheads for cruise missiles, is currently in the decommissioning process.

report, 200 tactical nuclear bombs in Europe, in Italy and Turkey, the number of up to the two countries are about 60-70 nuclear warheads, while Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, respectively, with 10-20 pieces. However, the number of nuclear warheads deployed in Europe is far less than in the peak period of the early 1970s, when the United States 7300 tactical nuclear warheads deployed in Europe. As the years 1991-1993 the U.S. land-and sea-based tactical nuclear weapons of mass exit from Europe, the number of tactical nuclear bombs was decreased to 700. Since then a number of cuts down to the current level.

alleged nuclear bombs deployed in Europe, divided into two categories, one is the deployment of U.S. military bases in Europe, put on by U.S. aircraft, including the deployment of Air Force Base in Aviano, Italy and Turkey and India, Gill Lick The base is about 100 nuclear warheads. The other deployment base in European countries, put on by the aircraft of the U.S. allies in this category is called “the host nuclear bomb”. These bombs are put in by the aircraft from Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey. However, the times of peace, the host nuclear bombs still U.S. Air Force is responsible for supervision. These weapons are usually stored in the aircraft from the aircraft a few meters in the basement bunker. Wartime, if authorized by the President of the United States to deploy these weapons and related equipment will be handed over to non-nuclear states. But even in peacetime, the U.S. Air Force to allied aircraft equipped with the necessary electrical and mechanical interfaces, and training allies pilot installation and use of these weapons. These tactical nuclear bomb delivery models including the U.S. F-15E fighter-bombers, the United States and its allies, the F-16A/B, and F-16C/D fighter aircraft, the European countries Tornado fighter plane.

report, Currently, the U.S. is implementing a B61 bomb life extension program, the development of a B61-12 bomb, will replace the B61-3 has been in service for many years, the B61-4, B61-7 and B61-10 nuclear cruise missiles. The cruise missiles will use the existing equivalent to 50,000 tons B61-4 first and second levels, and to replace the B61-7 bombs. The latter is the largest explosion equivalent to 36 tons of strategic nuclear weapons. Can replace the B61-7, B61-12 cruise missiles will be equipped with a new guidance tail components to make it get better accuracy than the B61-3 and B61-4. The United States hopes to improve accuracy, this 5-megaton tactical nuclear weapons to achieve the effect of the original 36 million tons of strategic nuclear weapons. In accordance with the American idea of ??new nuclear bomb by the adjustable equivalent, to complete the tactical, strategic task of the future will be further blurred the boundaries of the tactical and strategic nuclear weapons.

report said in 2022, the U.S. tactical nuclear weapons will be mainly equipped with the W80 nuclear warhead cruise missiles as well as the B61-12 nuclear bombs in the airdrop of tactical nuclear weapons platform will add the F-35 fighter aircraft buried in magazine can carry two the B61-12 bomb. ▲ (also Chi)

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