Sandia conducts first impact test in years of B61 nonnuclear components
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 14:30
in Physics & Chemistry
A ground-penetrating bomb, minus its nuclear components, rammed through a target at the remote Coyote Canyon test range last month in Sandia National Laboratories' first such rocket-driven impact test in seven years. Engineers said the Sandia components on the weapon performed as expected.