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B-52 Stratofortress - United States Nuclear Forces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Congress was notified during the second quarter of FY 1995, of the Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy intent to modify an existing weapon to provide a replacement option. |
 | | Modifications (made by the Department of Energy) to the B-61 Mod 7 strategic bomb accomplish the mission requirements of the replaced weapon. |
 | | A key element to preserving the combat capability of the BUFF is the continued effort to improve the reliability, maintainability, and supportability (RMandS) for the B-52s in the near future. |
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