Episode 848 • • 1:36:01 - 1:39:59
848: Cash on a Pallet
B61 Nuclear Bomb Upgrade, $11 Billion Program
The National Nuclear Security Administration approved the final development stage for an $11 billion upgrade to the B61 nuclear bomb. The new high-precision version is reportedly 80 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. This program stands in contrast to President Obama's 2009 pledge to seek a world without nuclear weapons.