Nuclear Modernization
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Looking into Acquisition Strategy; Possible Used, Commercial Derivative Aircraft for E-4B Replacement
The Air Force is to forge an acquisition strategy for the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC), which is to replace the aging Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNorthrop Grumman to Expand Huntsville Presence to Support GBSD
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Oct. 12 that it is expanding its presence in Huntsville, Ala., to support the company’s development of the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSenators Circle Nuke Nonproliferation Nominee Over Past Iran Stance
In a hearing Thursday, no members of the Senate Armed Services Committee said they would oppose Corey Hinderstein’s nomination to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) top nonproliferation job. Biden […]
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Nuclear ModernizationU.S. Warhead Stockpile at 3,750, State, NNSA Say
There were 3,750 nuclear warheads in the U.S. stockpile as of September 2020 the State Department and National Nuclear Security Administration said Tuesday, down more than 250 since the final […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force Wraps Up B61-12 Test Regimen on F35-A
Air Force pilots in F-35A aircraft recently wrapped up the final two of 10 guided release tests to certify the jet to carry the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb, the Air […]
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Nuclear ModernizationB83 Funds Appear Intact in SASC NDAA; Bill Would Make Periodic Nuclear Posture Reviews Mandary
A service life extension would be authorized for the B83 megaton gravity bomb in 2022 and every new president would have to review U.S. nuclear force posture, if a Senate […]
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Nuclear ModernizationKing Supports ICBM Refresh on Submarine Fears; Says China Weighs Heavy on Nuclear Posture Review
The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program to replace nuclear-tipped Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles should proceed as planned and the Biden administration’s nuclear posture review will be “unlike any that […]
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Nuclear ModernizationPoll Commissioned by Nuke-Friendly Group Shows Broad Voter Support for ICBM Refresh
A new poll commissioned in August by the Mitchell Institute here shows that a bipartisan group of U.S. voters favored acquisition of a new ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile fleet. The […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuclear Modernization Based on Obsolete Thinking, STRATCOM Commander Says
The current trillion-dollar nuclear modernization regime is based on obsolete thinking that fails to consider the emerging nuclear danger posed by China, the head of U.S. Strategic Command said Monday […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHyten Concerned Over Lack Of Nuclear Strategic Stability Talks With China
Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday he’s concerned over the Pentagon’s lack of dialogue with China on strategic stability issues, […]