Washington (USA) – The US is preparing the new Atomic Bomb. According to the American media, this bomb will be 24 times more powerful than the bomb that was dropped by the United States on Hiroshima, Japan in the Second World War. The US Department of Defence has given this information. The process of providing the funds required for this has also been started. The name of this new bomb will be ‘B61-13’ as a update version of the earlier bomb ‘B61 Nuclear Gravity Bomb’.
“Today’s announcement is reflective of a changing security environment and growing threats from potential adversaries ,”Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb said in the release.
Comparison with the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The weight of the new bomb will be 360 kg tons. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima in World War Two weighed 15 kilotons, while the bomb dropped on Nagasaki weighed 25 kilotons. Due to this, the new bomb will be 24 times and 14 times bigger respectively. Along with this, technologically, this bomb is going to be more advanced in terms of modern protection and accuracy.
Editorial Perspective
If Russia, North Korea or Iran had done something in this regard, Western powers like Europe, Canada, Australia would have moved heaven and earth to oppose them, but now please note, no one will say a single word. |