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Nuclear Triad

Lawmakers set for battle over next-gen nuclear missile

Nuclear modernization opponents and defenders are gearing up to fight again this year over the future ICBM and other efforts.

Another ICBM test successful, Air Force says

The ICBM contained conventional explosives and successfully detonated above the water's surface near Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.

Washington’s battle over nuclear weapons budget already underway

The U.S. budget cycle is just getting started, but already Democrats and Republicans are in a war of words over whether to curb or continue the trajectory of spending on nuclear weapons modernization.

New Senate defense appropriations chairman talks nuclear modernization, defense cuts and earmarks

Defense News spoke with Sen. Jon Tester about his priorities as the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subpanel.

Examining international security at the nuclear nexus

Nuclear policy has largely developed independently of other defense policy communities. This has to change.

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Next-gen ICBM program survives defunding attempt in House panel

The House Armed Services Committee has shot down a plan that would've slashed funding for the Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program.

Keep modernization of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program on track

Today, nuclear deterrence is more important than ever, which is why we must prioritize efforts to modernize the triad.

By Former U.S. Air Force secretaries and chiefs of staff

Nuclear gravity bomb and warhead upgrades face new delays

The B61-12 delay could be as long as 18 months.

By Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta

Milley throws support behind nuclear modernization, Space Force

The confirmation hearing for President Trump's pick as the top uniformed officer for the Pentagon went smoothly.

The US must deploy a sub-launched low-yield nuke

To address an important gap in America’s security, the country must modernize its nuclear arsenal.

By Bradley Bowman and Andrew Gabel

Low-yield nukes lose partisan fight in House committee’s NDAA markup

Republicans lost a series of votes in the Democratic-led House Armed Services Committee.

Distributed deterrence: The continuing utility of ICBMs

The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review reaffirmed the need for a nuclear triad. Now comes the hard part.

By Thomas Karako

Fight over America’s nuclear arsenal heats up in Congress

U.S. lawmakers have drawn battle lines over whether full nuclear modernization is worth the cost, and now they’re gathering ammunition.

Trump’s new nuclear weapon has entered production

The W76-2 will be launched by submarines.

The Missile Defense Review is out. Will Congress fund it?

If the Trump administration wants to change how it does missile defense, it will need to invest quickly.

By Aaron Mehta, Joe Gould and Tara Copp

US lawmakers tangle over nuclear arsenal, Russia treaties

Get up to speed with this week's blizzard of partisan messaging about America's nuclear arsenal.

One nuclear treaty is dead. Is New START next?

With the INF treaty on its way out, the question becomes what else goes with it.

US, Russia remain at ‘impasse’ over Open Skies treaty flights

Tension between the U.S. and Russia over the Open Skies treaty have flared up once again.

Nuclear weapons budget gets boost in US spending bill

Congress could, in the coming days, finalize a nuclear weapons budget that adds millions of dollars.

By Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta

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