The United States confirmed the possibility of bombers, the F-15 can carry a nuclear bomb
Bombers and F-15E Strike Eagle have been tested for the ability to carry nuclear bombs B61-12, said Monday Sandia national laboratory, USA.
The tests were conducted jointly with the U.S. air force. The bomb was tested at all stages of the application, and the team of laboratories have "exceptional confidence" that the bombs suitable for use on these bombers, said the representative of the laboratories Steven Samuels, whose words are reported.
Bombs were dropped from a height of 7.5 kilometers in the desert in Nevada. The tests were in March, although they were announced on Monday. Components of nuclear bombs during tests was replaced with a dummy.
By testing the use of these bombs, which entered service half a century ago, can be extended for another 20 years, the report said.