Mara Karlin selected to lead Pentagon strategy office Karlin becomes the seventh individual nominated for a top Pentagon job in the last two weeks. By: Aaron Mehta 7 hours ago
Democrats reintroduce ban on US using nuclear weapons first Two key Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would make it U.S. policy not to use nuclear weapons first. By: Joe Gould 12 hours ago
Biden nominates longtime expert as nuclear warhead chief Jill Hruby worked in the Department of Energy for more than three decades. By: Aaron Mehta 2 days ago
UK official: American warhead decision won’t impact British nuclear plans “The number of warheads we need for the future is not determined by anything which the U.S. is doing on W93," said Britain's Angus Lapsley. By: Aaron Mehta 3 days ago
Russian military buildup in the Arctic has northern NATO members uneasy Russia’s continued military investments in the Arctic may spur NATO to accord the region a more prominent focus in the alliance’s defense planning, according to Nordic officials and analysts. By: Sebastian Sprenger 4 days ago
Canada calls out China, climate change as growing concerns in Arctic The warnings came as the Royal Canadian Navy recently completed ice testing and trials for the first of its new fleet of Arctic offshore patrol ships. By: David Pugliese 5 days ago
Russia’s Arctic activity to increase with fresh strategy and more capability tests The Russian government will soon present a unified document on Arctic development to President Vladimir Putin, meant to combine economic and military aspects of the country’s power projection in the northern region. By: Alexander Bratersky 5 days ago
No one will win the competition in the High North Climate change in the Arctic represents a geopolitical contest no one is going to win, regardless of any investment in military materiel. By: Sharon E. Burke 5 days ago
7 allies sign onto polar research project Under a new agreement, the U.S. Navy is working with allies on research to better understand the changing Arctic environment. By: Andrew Eversden 5 days ago
Biden requests $715B for Pentagon, hinting at administration’s future priorities U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request asks for $753 billion in national security funding, an increase of 1.6 percent that includes $715 billion for the Defense Department. By: Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould April 9