America tests 'the most dangerous nuclear bomb ever produced': F-15 drops $1trillion super-nuke that has an adjustable yield and is more accurate than ever

  • An F-15E from Nellis Air Force Base dropped an inert version of the B61-12 over the Nevada desert earlier this month after its first test in March
  • B61-12 gravity bombs, without a nuclear warhead, were dropped from F-15E fighter jets at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada on August 8 
  • The mock bomb landed in a dry lake bed at the Tonopah Test Range
  • Scientists will spend months analyzing the data gathered from the test
  • B61-12 consolidates and replaces older versions in the nation's nuclear arsenal