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A Golden Mistake
The B61 life extension program gets a gold medal for setting records as the most expensive nuclear warhead in U.S. history. It also gets another ignominious recognition – costing more than its weight in solid gold. Read more »
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Posted by Ben Loehrke on July 30, 2012
B-61, Federation of American Scientists, Fraud and Abuse, infographic, Nuclear Budget, Nuclear Weapons, Tactical Nuclear Weapons, Waste
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