Sled track simulates high-speed accident in B61-12 test

Investigators sent a mock B61-12 nuclear weapon speeding down the labs’ 10,000-foot rocket sled track to slam nose-first into a steel and concrete wall in a spectacular test that mimicked a high-speed accident. It allowed engineers to examine safety features inside the weapon that prevent inadvertent nuclear detonation.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161006092308.htm

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