United States spends billions on “modernizing” nuclear weapons
Some lawmakers and experts
dismiss the effort as a colossal waste of money that could derail arms control
talks with Russia.
Washington removed thousands of tactical atomic weapons from Europe
after the Cold War ended. But B61 bombs remain in Europe, the only American
nuclear weapon still deployed on the continent, at NATO bases in Germany,
Belgium, Italy etc.
The President of Untied States has also planned upgraded the various
models of the bomb would be replaced by a modified version which would have a
smaller and more accuracy.
The improvements are needed as the weapons/instruments are aging and
will gradually deteriorate according the Pentagon.
According to a statement, these types of bombs and weapons contains
antiquated technology and requires frequent handling for maintenance.
This type of modernization also will allow the Barak Obama to retire
the most powerful atomic bombs which reduce the overall amount of nuclear
material in the arsenal.
This approach will allow the time reductions in the total number of
nuclear weapons. The US president Mr. Obama has also called for more progress
in scalling back US and Russian nuclear stockpiles and in a speech in Berlin in
June, in which he promised to work with NATO to seek bold reductions in tactical
nuclear weapons in Europe.
For skeptics the projects looks overly ambitious at this time of budget
austerity, when the Air Force is already planning for major spending on the
fighter jets that has a new long arrange bomber and new cruise missile.
Barak Obama has also touted fresh weapons and arms control negotiations with Russia as a
priority but making improvements for bomb could undermine prospects for any
deal with Collina, Mosco etc.
It is certainly indicated that the United States puts upgrade B61 bombs
which are more accurate in Europe, Russian and will probably has response
positively. 
