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Trump’s New Arms Control Negotiator Says Hurting Nuke Modernization Hurts Arms Control

Thursday, May 21st, 2020

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Trump’s New Arms Control Negotiator Says Hurting Nuke Modernization Hurts Arms Control

Marshall Billingslea, President Trump’s new pointman on arms control, warned Thursday that if Congress slows down the ongoing U.S. nuclear modernization plan, it would undercut arms control negotiations with Russia and China. “Congress has strongly supported the modernization of our deterrent,” Billingslea, the State Department’s new special presidential envoy for arms control, said Thursday in a webcast hosted by the Hudson Institute think tank in Washington. “Certainly, now is not the time to change course. And I need to be…

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]