A new low-yield nuclear warhead, created at the
behest of the Trump administration, has officially entered production and is coming off the assembly line which will trigger a new nuclear arms race and make the world a much more dangerous place.
The first production unit of the W76-2 warhead is underway at the
Pantax Plant in Texas, according to a statement from the National
Nuclear Security Agency.
“NNSA is on track to complete the W76-2 Initial Operational Capability
warhead quantity and deliver the units to the Navy by the end of Fiscal
Year 2019,” an agency spokesman said. The spokesman noted only the IOC
units will be delivered this year, but declined to say how many warheads
make up that total.