Warhead & Weapons Development

Pantex Confirms Restart of B61 and W80 Work after ‘Code Blue’

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Brian Bradley
NS&D Monitor
7/10/2015
Pantex has resumed work on the B61 and W80 warhead programs after a “code blue” situation at the plant in early May sidelined operations on the programs for weeks, a Pantex spokesperson told NS&D Monitor…

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