US Completes $9 Billion Upgrade of B61 Gravity Nuclear Bombs

From @DecampDave 

The US has completed a $9 billion plan to upgrade its B61 nuclear air-dropped gravity bombs to the latest variant, known as the B61-12, The Defense Post reported on Wednesday.

Under NATO’s nuclear sharing program, the US has B61 bombs deployed to US Air Force bases as well as bases in European NATO countries. Under NATO’s nuclear sharing program, B61 bombs are deployed in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Turkey.

POLITICO reported back in 2022 that the US had accelerated the upgrade of the B61 bombs in Europe amid heightened tensions with Russia.