{"id":2085623,"date":"2023-10-31T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-unveils-nuclear-bomb-24-times-more-powerful-than-one-dropped-on-japan\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T16:57:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:57:09","slug":"u-s-unveils-nuclear-bomb-24-times-more-powerful-than-one-dropped-on-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-unveils-nuclear-bomb-24-times-more-powerful-than-one-dropped-on-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"New U.S. nuclear bomb 24x stronger than Japan&#8217;s."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-unveils-nuclear-bomb-24-times-more-powerful-than-one-dropped-on-japan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2085623&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Jeff T. Green\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James \u200cMeyers<\/a><br \/>1:48 PM \u2013 Tuesday, October \u206231, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The United States has announced their\u200b intention to\u200b create\u2064 a \u2062nuclear bomb that is 24 times more powerful\u200d than the one\u200b used on Hiroshima, Japan, to end World War II.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The Department of\u200b Defense (DOD) is currently developing the B61-13, a\u200d more advanced version of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb,\u2062 pending Congressional approval.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The B61-13 would have a blast radius similar \u200bto the B61-7 bomb\u2019s 360 kilotons \u200cof TNT.\u200d This \u200bis\u200b significantly\u200b greater\u200b than the blast\u2063 radius of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, which was\u2064 15 kilotons\u2063 of TNT, making\u200d the new bomb\u200d 24 times \u2062more \u200bpowerful.<\/p>\n<p>If approved, the Department of Energy\u2019s\u2064 National Nuclear Security Administration \u2064would be \u2062responsible for manufacturing the\u200c new\u200c weapon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s announcement reflects the changing security environment \u2064and\u2062 the increasing \u2062threats from potential adversaries,\u201d stated Assistant Secretary of Defense for \u2063Space \u200dPolicy \u2064John \u2064Plumb in a Friday statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe United States has \u200da\u2063 responsibility to continuously assess and deploy\u2064 the capabilities necessary to deter and, if necessary, respond\u2062 to strategic attacks, \u2064and to reassure\u200b our allies,\u201d\u200b he continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This \u2063announcement comes after the DOD \u2062revealed that \u2063China is\u2064 projected to increase its number of nuclear warheads to over 1,000 by 2030.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAt \u200da time of rising nuclear risks, a partial refurbishment strategy \u2064no longer serves\u200b our \u2062interests,\u201d stated a report. \u201cWe must develop\u200c and deploy a balanced, flexible stockpile that can address threats, respond to uncertainty, and maintain effectiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the Pentagon, the B61-13 would be constructed \u200dusing\u200b remodeled warheads from older bombs and would \u2064be designed to target larger and more\u200c fortified military installations.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u2062top Republican \u2064members of the House and \u200bSenate\u200b Armed Services committees cautiously\u200c approved \u200cthis move.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe B61-13 is not a long-term solution, but it will \u200bprovide our commanders, particularly \u2064in the Indo-Pacific and \u200cEurope, with more flexibility against \u200dthese target \u2062sets,\u201d said Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and \u200bSen. Roger\u200d Wicker (R-Miss.). \u201cAs the \u200bStrategic Posture Commission recently \u200bnoted, China and Russia are engaged in a \u2063full-on\u2064 arms race, and the U.S. is \u200dfalling behind.\u2062 We \u200dneed a \u200cdramatic transformation\u2064 of our deterrent\u2064 posture to address this threat, \u200cnot \u200dincremental or piecemeal\u2062 changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSince taking office, the\u2064 Biden Administration has pursued a balanced approach, maintaining a safe, secure, and effective \u200cnuclear \u2063deterrent while also taking steps to reduce the \u200bglobal prominence \u200dof nuclear weapons and move closer \u2064to a world without them,\u201d \u2062stated a spokesperson from the National Security \u2062Council to The <em>New York \u200cPost<\/em> on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>A report \u2062by\u200b the\u2063 Congressional Budget Office in July highlighted\u200d that \u201cthe nation\u2019s \u2064current nuclear \u200cforces\u2063 are reaching \u200cthe end of their service life, and some delivery systems may not be capable of having their service life extended \u2062further.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The U.S. does not adhere to a \u201cno first use\u201d policy and has \u2063stated that nuclear weapons would only be\u2064 used in \u201cextreme circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe here \u2062to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-jinping-and-vladimir-putin-meet-in-kremlin\/\" title=\"Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meet in Kremlin\">receive breaking news blasts directly<\/a> \u2064to your inbox \u2064for free. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare\u200c this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden exercises\u200b his emergency powers to assert oversight over the initial executive orders regulating \u200dArtificial Intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The trial to\u2063 disqualify\u2063 President Donald\u2063 Trump from the ballot in Colorado enters \u200bits second day, but legal experts are criticizing the \u200dtheory \u200dbeing used in the case.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Mourning sets in as the manhunt concludes in\u2062 Maine\u200b following the tragic mass shooting in Lewiston, which \u200bclaimed the lives of 18 individuals in one\u2064 of America&#8217;s \u2064most peaceful cities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President\u2062 Trump faces a busy week as\u2064 a Colorado case could potentially remove him from\u200b the \u2063ballot through the \u206214th Amendment, while Judge Chutkan revives\u2063 his gag\u200d order.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China&#8217;s most popular social media platforms have announced that &#8220;self-media&#8221; accounts with \u2063over 500,000 \u200bfollowers will be required \u200dto \u200cdisplay real-name information.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Intel experiences a more than 9% increase on \u2063Friday, sparking \u200ca surge in chip stocks as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-elects-rep-mike-johnson-as-speaker\/\" title=\"Rep. Mike Johnson elected as House Speaker.\">personal computer market rebounds<\/a> from its prolonged slump.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon.com rises \u200dby \u200b7% on \u200dFriday as it \u2062competes\u200d with\u2064 Microsoft for a larger share of the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-unveils-nuclear-bomb-24-times-more-powerful-than-one-dropped-on-japan\/\" title=\"New U.S. nuclear bomb 24x stronger than Japan's.\">rapidly growing artificial intelligence\u2062 market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Malaysia&#8217;s communications regulator will issue a\u2063 warning\u200c to\u200c social media firms TikTok and Meta for\u200d allegedly blocking pro-Palestinian content on their\u2062 platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200c rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b Why are top Republican \u200dmembers cautiously approving the \u2064development of the \u2064B61-13 bomb<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: United \u2062States Plans to Develop New, More Powerful \u200bNuclear Bomb<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 a recent announcement, the United States\u200d expressed\u2063 its intention\u200c to create a nuclear bomb that is significantly more \u200dpowerful than the one used on Hiroshima, Japan, to end World\u2062 War II. The Department of Defense (DOD) \u2063is \u200ccurrently\u200b developing\u200c the B61-13, a more advanced version of \u2062the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, pending Congressional approval. This article explores the implications of this decision and the \u2064reasons behind\u2062 it.<\/p>\n<p>Increased \u200bThreats and\u2062 Changing Security Environment:<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062B61-13 \u200cbomb is \u200cbeing developed in response\u200c to the changing security environment \u200dand the growing threats posed by potential adversaries. Assistant Secretary of Defense \u200dfor Space Policy, John Plumb, released a statement indicating that the United States has a responsibility\u2063 to continuously \u200bassess and deploy capabilities necessary to deter and respond to\u200d strategic \u200dattacks, as\u2064 well as to\u200c reassure allies. This decision\u200d aligns with recent revelations \u2063that China is projected to increase its nuclear warhead \u2064count to \u200cover 1,000 \u200cby 2030.<\/p>\n<p>The B61-13 Bomb:<\/p>\n<p>If approved, the B61-13 bomb will have a blast radius of 360 kilotons\u2063 of TNT, significantly greater than the 15 kilotons of TNT\u2064 released by the atomic bomb\u200b dropped on \u200cHiroshima. The Department \u2062of Energy&#8217;s \u200bNational Nuclear\u2063 Security Administration will\u200b be\u2062 responsible for manufacturing the\u2062 new weapon. The development process will involve \u2063remodeling\u200d warheads from older bombs.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Approval with Caution:<\/p>\n<p>Top Republican members of the \u200dHouse and Senate Armed\u2064 Services committees\u2062 have cautiously approved \u200bthis move. They acknowledge \u2063that the B61-13\u200b bomb is not a long-term \u200bsolution but\u200d instead provides commanders, especially\u200b in the Indo-Pacific and Europe \u200cregions, with\u2063 more flexibility against\u2064 targeted locations. The representatives\u2064 emphasize the need\u2062 for\u200d a dramatic transformation of the deterrent posture to address the escalating arms race with China and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Current Nuclear Forces and \u200bFuture Planning:<\/p>\n<p>A\u200d report by the Congressional Budget Office \u200bhighlights the fact that the nation&#8217;s current nuclear forces\u200d are reaching the end of their service life, and some delivery systems\u2063 may not have\u2064 their service life extended further. This raises the importance of \u200cdeveloping a\u200d balanced, \u2062flexible stockpile \u2064that can address threats, respond to uncertainty, \u200cand maintain effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The United States&#8217; decision to develop the B61-13 nuclear bomb\u200c reflects the escalating nuclear threats and \u2062the\u2062 changing security environment worldwide. While \u200dconcerns over the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US plans to develop a nuclear bomb, B61-13, 24 times stronger than the Hiroshima bomb, to conclude World War II. 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