Uploaded January 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Opening of the weapon control panel on the side of the B61, the United States' tactical and operational-strategic thermonuclear weapon, filmed at the US National Atomic Museum at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque NM USA in 2013. Designed at Los Alamos Labs. Yield: variable up to 340 kilotonnes. Weight: 320 kg. Units produced: 3155 were built. Deployed: 1968 - current. Nine versions of the weapon were built and deployed. Control panel for the Permissive Action Link (PAL) security device, and settings for weapon operations.
Opening of the weapon control panel on the side of the B61, the United States' tactical and operational-strategic thermonuclear weapon, filmed at the US National Atomic Museum at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque NM USA in 2013. Designed at Los Alamos Labs. Yield: variable up to 340 kilotonnes. Weight: 320 kg. Units produced: 3155 were built. Deployed: 1968 - current. Nine versions of the weapon were built and deployed. Control panel for the Permissive Action Link (PAL) security device, and settings for weapon operations.










