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US tests 'most dangerous nuclear weapon ever produced' amid North Korea row


THE United States has carried out a second test of a bomb, described as the most dangerous nuclear weapon ever produced, as tensions with North Korea escalate.


US authorities confirmed the test was successful and the B61-12 gravity bomb is expected to go into production within three years. 
The B61-12 gravity bombs were 'inert' but they were dropped from F-15E fighter jets at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada on August 8, the National Nuclear Security Administration said.
The tests were intended to check the bomb’s “non-nuclear functions and the aircraft’s capability to deliver the weapon.”
Despite the weapons' nuclear capability being disabled the message to Kim Jong-un's North Korea could not be clearer.
A statement from the NNSA said: “B61-12 gravity bombs, without a nuclear warhead, were dropped from F-15E fighter jets at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada on August 8. The tests were intended to check the bomb's 'non-nuclear functions and the aircraft's capability to deliver the weapon.”
These tests are part of a series over the next three years to qualify the B61-12 for service. The first qualification flight test occurred in March.
The new weapon is scheduled for production in March 2020 and will replace the B61.
Military experts believe the weapon's accuracy and variable power reduces the risk of collateral damage and potential widespread civilian casualties.
The B61-12 bomb features a tail kit from aircraft manufacturer Boeing which will enable a precision-guided trajectory.

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