The B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit, nuclear-capable aircraft, are shown Feb. 1, 2010. Securing billions of dollars to modernize the U.S. nuclear arms fleet will be challenging as Washington wrestles with its shabby finances. (Air Force)
Nuke Mod Funding Faces Hurdles: U.S. State Dept. Official -- Defense News
Securing billions of dollars to modernize the U.S. nuclear arms fleet will be challenging as Washington wrestles with its shabby finances, a senior State Department official said Sept. 26.
Additionally, the Obama administration plans a “persistent” push to convince the Senate to ratify a key nuclear arms treaty, said Rose Gottemoeller, acting undersecretary of state for arms control and international security.
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Mine-sweeping exercise in Gulf ends amid rising tensions with Iran -- Stars and Stripes
$34.37 Billion Fighter Aircraft Market Continues to Grow -- Defpro
Iran unveils 'indigenous' drone with 2,000km range -- BBC
Russian Air Force to Get New Cruise Missile in 2013 -- RIA Novosti
Russia to Launch Defense Research Agency by Yearend -- RIA Novosti
Russian Army Test Future Soldier Tech -- RIA Novosti
Russian Air Force Chief Bans Highway Stunts -- RIA Novosti
Unmanned Aircraft Market Heading for New Heights -- Defpro
Britain's military drones spending tops £2bn -- The Guardian
Spend money on army not foreign aid, says former British defence minister -- The Telegraph
Swiss court finds 3 men guilty of aiding nuclear smuggling ring that supplied rogue states -- Washington Post/AP
Canada's Cold Lake base eyed as F-35 advanced weapons training centre: defence sources -- Calgary Herald/Canadian Press
CIA's exit from Benghazi, Libya, draws criticism from ex-officers -- L.A. Times
U.S. Unit’s Africa Deployment Will Test New Regional Concept -- Defense News
9mm For The Masses -- Strategy Page
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System to be Integrated on UAS -- Defpro
US Military Wants Space Planes, Reusable Rockets -- Space.com
U.S. Navy: 4 Missile Cruisers to Remain in Service -- Defense News
Training for the Next Libya, Marine Teams Wary of Budget Cuts -- New York Times/Reuters
Cyber security, an Air Force punchline? -- Defense Tech
Official Reaffirms DOD Commitment to Cybersecurity -- US Department of Defense
'U.S. Is Losing Cyber Espionage War': HPSCI Chair Rogers -- Aol Defense
Pentagon Presses Weapons Factory And Software Safeguards -- Aol Defense
Pentagon Tobacco Might One Day Stop Syria’s Nerve Gas -- Danger Room
CIA Trying to Get Past Its "Old Boys' Club" Reputation by Ending Sexual Harassment -- U.S. Politics Today
Anxiety rising among troops, families as sequestration nears -- Stars and Stripes
'Let's Not Sequester Ourselves:' DoD Comptroller Hale -- Aol Defense
WikiLeaks’s Assange Named Enemy by U.S. Military, Age Reports -- Bloomberg Businessweek
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Dempsey: Leadership, Trust Essential to Battling Suicide -- US Department of Defense
Confronting threats of military modernization -- James G. Roche and Barry Watt, Politico
Strategic Horizons: The Future of Roboticized Warfare -- Steven Metz, WPR
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