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Strategic Weapons

January 2023

JUST IN: Report Casts Doubt on Value of Hypersonic Weapons

By Laura Heckmann
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.
Strategic Weapons

December 2021

Experts Dial Back Expectations of New Nuclear Arms Race

By Jon Harper
Pentagon officials and other observers are sounding the alarm about the accelerating pace of China’s expansion of its nuclear capabilities.
Strategic Weapons

September 2021

Building a 21st Century Nuclear Posture

By Michael Johns Jr.
In August, the Pentagon began its Nuclear Posture Review ...
Strategic Weapons

September 2021

JUST IN: Survey Finds Overwhelming Public Support for Spending on Nuclear Deterrence

By Mikayla Easley
Most Americans support revamping the United States’ aging nuclear missile system with more modern capabilities, according to a new survey released Sep. 16.
Strategic Weapons

June 2021

JUST IN: HASC Chairman Says Congress Won't 'Kill' GBSD Program

By Meredith Roaten
The 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.
Missile Defense

March 2021

Analysts Call for Adjusting Missile Defense Funding

By Jon Harper
The Biden administration should rethink the nation’s investments in missile defense, according to analysts.
Strategic Weapons

January 2021

JUST IN: Stratcom Revitalizing Nuclear Command, Control Systems

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
U.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.
Strategic Weapons

December 2020

Next-Gen Nuclear Missile Viewed as Pathfinder

By Jon Harper
The 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.
Budget

March 2020

Political Battle Brewing Over New Nuclear Program

By Jon Harper
The 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.
Strategic Weapons

January 2020

Military Facing Tight Deadlines to Modernize Nuclear Triad

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
All 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.