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January 2023
JUST IN: Report Casts Doubt on Value of Hypersonic Weapons
ARLINGTON, Virginia — Limited tactical uses and unsolved technological challenges of designing hypersonic weapons raise questions about whether the weapons are worth the cost, said a new Congressional Budget Office report. -
December 2021
Experts Dial Back Expectations of New Nuclear Arms Race
By Jon HarperPentagon officials and other observers are sounding the alarm about the accelerating pace of China’s expansion of its nuclear capabilities. -
September 2021
Building a 21st Century Nuclear Posture
By Michael Johns Jr.In August, the Pentagon began its Nuclear Posture Review ... -
September 2021
JUST IN: Survey Finds Overwhelming Public Support for Spending on Nuclear Deterrence
Most Americans support revamping the United States’ aging nuclear missile system with more modern capabilities, according to a new survey released Sep. 16. -
June 2021
JUST IN: HASC Chairman Says Congress Won't 'Kill' GBSD Program
By Meredith RoatenThe chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said he would not try to eliminate the controversial nuclear missile program that many democrats have targeted for cuts. -
March 2021
Analysts Call for Adjusting Missile Defense Funding
By Jon HarperThe Biden administration should rethink the nation’s investments in missile defense, according to analysts. -
January 2021
JUST IN: Stratcom Revitalizing Nuclear Command, Control Systems
By Yasmin TadjdehU.S. Strategic Command — which is charge of the nation’s nuclear forces — is working to bolster its aging nuclear command, control and communications, or NC3, systems, said the commander of the organization Jan. 5. -
December 2020
Next-Gen Nuclear Missile Viewed as Pathfinder
By Jon HarperThe Pentagon’s effort to acquire new intercontinental ballistic missiles is being touted as a program that could serve as a model for future modernization initiatives. The project faces a tight schedule with little margin for hiccups. -
March 2020
Political Battle Brewing Over New Nuclear Program
By Jon HarperThe Trump administration’s proposal to begin work on a new nuclear warhead program to modernize the nation’s aging stockpile is expected to be hotly contested. -
January 2020
Military Facing Tight Deadlines to Modernize Nuclear Triad
By Yasmin TadjdehAll three legs of the United States’ nuclear triad are rapidly approaching the end of their planned service lives. Officials from both the Air Force and Navy are racing against tight schedules to bring new platforms online to replace them.
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