Nuclear weapons capability stripped from some B-52 bombers

Nuclear weapons capability stripped from some B-52 bombers
Barksdale Afb, La. (UPI) Sep 20, 2015 - Thirty of the U.S. Air Force's fleet of more than 70 B-52 bombers have been converted to conventional-bombing capability only. The work to eliminate the aircraft's capability to deliver nuclear weapons was conducted this summer at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana to meet U.S. requirements under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia - known as the New START accord - ... more

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