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By Jack Phillips The Department of Defense (DoD) announced that it will pursue the development of a nuclear bomb that’s much more powerful than the ones dropped on Japan during World War II. The Pentagon will seek congressional approval to manufacture a modern version of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, or the B61-13, according to a DOD statement. “Today’s announcement is reflective of a changing…
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