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Nuclear Modernization

SASC Chair Calls Continued Modernization, Arms Control Efforts ‘Excellent’ Plan for Nuke Policy

Thursday, February 28th, 2019

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SASC Chair Calls Continued Modernization, Arms Control Efforts ‘Excellent’ Plan for Nuke Policy

The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee praised as “excellent” the testimony of three former government officials who urged lawmakers Thursday to continue modernizing the entire nuclear triad and encourage President Trump to extend a key nuclear-arms treaty with Russia. In a full committee hearing, the former head of U.S. strategic command testified alongside the former number-two of the Obama administration’s National Nuclear Security Administration and a retired National Security Council official from the George W. Bush administration to…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]