Germany and the No-Nukes Option

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The flight testing phase of the B61-12 nuclear certification for the F-35A was recently completed at Nellis AFB:

F-35A completes milestone 5th Gen fighter test with refurbished B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs > Nellis Air Force Base > News (af.mil)

Full scale production of the B61-12 is about to start:

(8) Hans Kristensen on Twitter: "US nearing completion of first B61-12 nuclear bomb. Once proof-of-concept unit is done, mass production will begin & run through 2025. https://t.co/ZiizrPbu1i About 480 B61-12s planned, mostly for B-2/21 bombers. Rest for US/NATO fighters. Deployment in Europe probably 2023-24. https://t.co/BoNmlDRnBT" / Twitter