Link to original article. (http://www.ploughshares.org/blog/2012-07-30/golden-mistake)

"The B61 life extension program gets a gold medal for setting records as the most expensive nuclear warhead in U.S. history. It also gets another ignominious recognition – costing more than its weight in solid gold.

The B61 bombs are the oldest bombs in the operational arsenal – first deployed in the 1960s. The Life Extension Program is intended to update and overhaul the warheads to keep them in the arsenal for decades to come, allowing the B61 to continue serving as the last remaining tactical nuclear warhead in the arsenal. The bombs remain deployed in Europe, despite broad recognition that they have no military utility.

Unfortunately, the life extension program (LEP) for the B-61 nuclear bomb is now projected to cost $10 billion. When we first heard that, some quipped that the bomb must be gold-plated. It's not. That would be too cheap.

B61 bombs weigh approximately 700 pounds each. At the prices near historic highs of $1,619 per ounce, 700 pounds in solid gold is worth only $18.1 million."

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"For a bomb that has no place in a 21st century military strategy, $10 billion might be too much to pay. Instead of extending the B61's life, wouldn't it make more sense to let it finish its golden years in the dismantlement queue?"

Barry should be summarily fired for such an egregious error..yes?:yay:

Who has said they have no place? IT was once said the battleships had no place in modern naval warfare......it was also said the aircraft guns day was over, and that dogfighting was dead. It was also once thought that the days of HUMINT were over......

Tell me again about how these weapons are not needed? I aint listening, not as long as Valdimir still acts like he does.

Link to original article. (http://www.ploughshares.org/blog/2012-07-30/golden-mistake)

"The B61 life extension program gets a gold medal for setting records as the most expensive nuclear warhead in U.S. history. It also gets another ignominious recognition – costing more than its weight in solid gold.

The B61 bombs are the oldest bombs in the operational arsenal – first deployed in the 1960s. The Life Extension Program is intended to update and overhaul the warheads to keep them in the arsenal for decades to come, allowing the B61 to continue serving as the last remaining tactical nuclear warhead in the arsenal. The bombs remain deployed in Europe, despite broad recognition that they have no military utility.

Unfortunately, the life extension program (LEP) for the B-61 nuclear bomb is now projected to cost $10 billion. When we first heard that, some quipped that the bomb must be gold-plated. It's not. That would be too cheap.

B61 bombs weigh approximately 700 pounds each. At the prices near historic highs of $1,619 per ounce, 700 pounds in solid gold is worth only $18.1 million."

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"For a bomb that has no place in a 21st century military strategy, $10 billion might be too much to pay. Instead of extending the B61's life, wouldn't it make more sense to let it finish its golden years in the dismantlement queue?"

Would the B61 be a possible referral to nhboy itself? Like a vitamin?Or its for ability to perform for itself?

How about just dismantling yourself, nhboy, please? The world will be a safer place without you, whatever you may be hunkered down in, or just blobbing around.....

Or are you just going for the world record of the fattest, heaviest piece of human flesh to be removed from a habitat, including your mom's basement?