Showing posts with label u.s. nuclear forces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label u.s. nuclear forces. Show all posts
Friday, January 19, 2024

The US Air Force's New Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program Is Facing Serious Cost Overruns

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An artist's concept of the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM.   Air & Space Forces Magazine: New ICBM Has ‘Critical’ Cost and Schedule Overruns...
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Friday, December 1, 2023

A New Nuclear Warhead Has Been Approved And Cleared For Use By The U.S. Air Force

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USAF   Newsweek: U.S. Gets Another Nuclear Bomb Added to Its Stockpile   A new nuclear warhead has been approved and cleared for use in a ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Pentagon's New ICBM Program Facing Problems And Cost Overruns

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US Air Force artist’s rendering of the Sentinel in flight. (Credit: US Air Force)   Breaking Defense: Sentinel ICBM program ‘struggling’ ...
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Thursday, June 8, 2023

U.S. Air Force's Next ICBM Faces A Year-Long Delay

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US Air Force artist’s rendering of the Sentinel in flight. (Credit: US Air Force)   Breaking Defense: Sentinel ICBM faces year delay, Air ...
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

US Air Force Fires 2 Commanders, 4 Leaders At North Dakota Nuclear Bomber And Missile Base

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CNN : Exclusive: US Air Force fires leaders for failing nuclear safety inspection   Two US Air Force commanders and four of their subordinat...
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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Why Was There A Burst Of US Nuclear Deterrence Emergency Action Messages Earlier This Week?

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Soul:Ask: Silent red alert: US nuclear deterrence emergency action messages are constantly being added   On November 7, 2022, radio amate...
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Friday, October 28, 2022

Pentagon Defends Decision To Scrap The Development Of A New Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

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  Daily Mail: Pentagon DEFENDS plans to cut U.S. nuclear capabilities - despite Putin's threats: Defense secretary insists there'...
Thursday, October 27, 2022

U.S. Accelerating Plans To Modernize Its Nuclear Forces In Europe

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The 72nd Test and Evaluation Squadron test loads a new nuclear-capable weapons delivery system for the B-2 Spirit bomber. Image: Airman 1st ...
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Thursday, October 20, 2022

US Discloses Presence Of U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine In The Arabian Sea

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Today the CENTCOM Commander embarked the USS West Virginia Ballistic Missile Submarine pic.twitter.com/fv98lYhD89 — U.S. Central Command (@...
Sunday, October 16, 2022

NATO And Russia To Hold Long Planned Exercises Of Nuclear Forces At The Same Time

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  CNN: NATO and Russia to hold long planned exercises of nuclear forces as tensions over Ukraine remain high   NATO and Russia are set t...
Thursday, August 18, 2022

US Air Force Stresses That Recent ICBM Test Was “Not The Result Of Current World Events”

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  Ars Technica: After ICBM test, US stresses it was “not the result of current world events”   Test comes after delays due to Russia, China...
Thursday, July 7, 2022

U.S. ICBM Test Rocket Explodes Seconds After Launch At Vandenberg Space Force Base In California

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The test launch was in support of a re-entry vehicle for a U.S. ICBM program under development, called the LGM-35A Sentinel, which is illus...
Friday, April 1, 2022

Pentagon Cancels Test Of Its Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile To Lower Nuclear Tensions With Russia

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Daily Mail: BREAKING: US Military cancels test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to lower nuclear tensions with Russi...
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Sunday, March 27, 2022

U.S. President Biden Refuses To Rule Out First-Strike Use Of US Nuclear Weapons Under 'Extreme Circumstances'

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The new Nuclear Posture Review says that the US would only use nuclear weapons in 'extreme circumstances', which is similar to langu...
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Saturday, September 18, 2021

USS Wyoming Successfully Tests Trident II D5LE Missiles

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The US Navy successfully conducted a scheduled two-missile test launch of un-armed life-extended Trident D5LE nuclear missiles on Friday off...
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

With The Modernization Of China's And Russia's Nuclear Forces, America’s Aging Nuclear Weapons Come Under Scrutiny

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The W76-2 will be launched aboard Trident II D5 missiles. (Ronald Gutridge/U.S. Navy)  Washington Examiner: America’s aging nuclear weapons ...
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Thursday, July 8, 2021

Is Spending Almost $2 Trillion Over 30 Years To Modernize America's Nuclear Weapons Worth It?

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A B-52H drops an unarmed AGM-86B air-launched cruise missile during a Nuclear Weapons System Evaluation Program sortie, September 22, 2014. ...
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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Despite Promising In The Campaign That He Would Cut U.S. Nuclear Forces, President Biden Goes ‘Full Steam Ahead’ On Trump’s Nuclear Expansion

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A Milestone B decision on the replacement for America's nuclear cruise missile is one of the many issues facing President-elect Joe Bide...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

The Cost To Modernize U.S. Nuclear Forces Have Risen Dramatically

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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test Oct. 29, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base,...
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Sunday, May 2, 2021

Trucks Are Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During A Simulated Electronic Launch Of Minuteman Missiles At Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.

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  Warzone/The Drive: Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case   It may seem bizarre and even red...
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