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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Last of the largest Cold War nuclear bombs dismantled

AMARILLO, Texas, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A plant in Texas dismantled the last of America's largest Cold War-era nuclear weapons, a 10,000-pound B-53 bomb, officials at the plant said Tuesday. Production of the B53 was halted in mid-1965 after more than 300 had been built at Pantex in Amarillo, Texas,... Sign in to see full entry.

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