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CBRN
December 2022
Postures, Policy For Low-Yield, Disruptive Weapons
By James Giordano and Bob WilliamsDiscriminate use of even the lowest yield chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons would be highly disruptive beyond the battlefield and would loosen norms and weaken U.S. leadership of the international order. -
Chem Bio Protection
August 2022
Office Pursues New Ways to Protect Warfighters from WMD
The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense has a lot on its plate. There are currently 93 acquisition programs in the pipeline with $807 million annually to pay for them all, its leader Darryl J. Colvin said at the National Defense Industrial Association’s CBRN Defense Conference and Exhibition held in Baltimore. -
Navy News
August 2022
JUST IN: Navy Flowing Forces to Pacific as China Grows Nuclear Arsenal
With China rapidly strengthening its nuclear capabilities, the Navy has begun shifting the focus of its own nuclear deterrent to the Pacific, a senior Navy official said. -
Weapons of Mass Destruction
February 2020
BREAKING: U.S. Nukes Russia in Simulation Exercise
By Jon HarperSecretary of Defense Mark Esper earlier this week participated in a “mini exercise” in which the United States launched a simulated nuclear strike against Russia, a senior Pentagon official announced Feb. 21. -
CBRN
September 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Doctors Reveal Details of Neuro-Weapon Attacks in Havana
Directed energy weapons intended to disrupt or damage their victims’ brains were the most likely source of a series of mysterious attacks singling out U.S. personnel assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Cuba in 2017, three doctors involved in the investigation have told National Defense in exclusive interviews. -
Chem Bio Protection
March 2018
Chem-Bio Defense Program Eases Path for Industry
By Tim Belski , Lt. Col. Matthew Clark and Hannah FeldmanIn a 2016 congressional hearing, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper stated that chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons and emerging infectious diseases constitute a major threat to the security of the United States. -
Strategic Weapons
January 2018
Selva: Pentagon Seeks New Low-Yield Nuclear Options (UPDATED)
By Vivienne MachiThe United States needs to have a variety of nuclear options in place to effectively deter an adversary from engaging in even a limited strike against the homeland or allies, the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said Jan. 30. -
Defense Department
June 2002
Bases More Aware of Threats, Still Vulnerable
By Roxana TironMany U.S. military installations remain just as vulnerable as they were before the 9/11 attacks, despite a heightened awareness of terrorist threats, said security experts. -
May 2002
Pentagon Fine-Tunes Strategy To Prepare for WMD Threats
By Elizabeth BookThe Defense Department is working on a multi-tiered strategy to boost the nation’s ability to counter the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction, or WMD. U.S. capabilities to deter and prevent attacks must be improved sooner rather than later, before the United States experiences another 9-11, said Dale Klein, assistant to the secretary of defense for nuclear, biological and chemical defense programs. -
April 2002
Pentagon Budget Hits Some Rough Spots on Capitol Hill
By Elizabeth BookThe Pentagon’s budget request for fiscal year 2003, for the most part, has been well received on Capitol Hill.
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