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May 1, 2026 The Department of Energy is seeking millions of dollars for work in part on a new bunker-busting nuclear weapon called the Nuclear Deterrent System-Air-delivered (NDS-A) in its latest budget request. At present, there is only one specialized air-delivered deep-penetrating weapon known to be in America’s nuclear stockpile, the B61-11 gravity bomb, and there have been discussions about a potential successor for decades now. Read our full report here. We continue our rolling coverage on the conflict in the Middle East here.

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A Cadet participates in the Spring Culminating Exercise at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. USAF photo by Trevor Cokley

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