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Nuclear Weapons
STRATCOM: Future Nuke Reductions Must Be Bilateral
Military.com | Mar 05, 2013
Any U.S. moves to reduce the size of its nuclear arsenal from the current levels should be done bilaterally and in negotiations with Russia, the head of the U.S. Strategic Command told a congressional panel on Tuesday. "I think in the long run … if we're going to engage in another conversation about reductions below the New START [Strategic Arm... more
Missile Sites, Oil Wells Co-Exist in North Dakota
The Bismarck Tribune | Mar 04, 2013
STANLEY, N.D. -- Alongside more than 1,400 oil wells in Mountrail County are dozens of nuclear missiles, loaded, primed and ready to fire. The first produce more than 6 million barrels of oil a month and the second is the Pentagon's deterrent to a hostile attack against the United States. The sprawl of wells and drilling rigs puts oil-related ... more
Debate Over Nuclear Arsenal About to Erupt
Aviation Week's DTI | Feb 21, 2013
This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology. On the heels of a North Korean nuclear weapon test, U.S. President Barack Obama is preparing to move forward with a new approach to the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The changes have been a long time coming. Obama outlined a vision for a world without nuclear weapons in a 2009 speech. Af... more
Report: US Should Keep Nuke Option for Cyberattack
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Mar 05, 2013
March 05--The United States should be prepared to use every military option, including nuclear retaliation, in response to a huge computer attack, an independent Department of Defense task force said. But the nation must determine whether its nuclear arsenal can withstand computer hackers, the Defense Science Board warns in a newly declassified... more
Hagel Supports Nuclear Arms Cuts, Then Elimination
Associated Press | Jan 29, 2013
WASHINGTON - Chuck Hagel, the likely next secretary of defense, would be the first to enter the Pentagon as a public advocate for sharply reducing the number of U.S. nuclear weapons, possibly without equivalent cuts by Russia. He supports an international movement called Global Zero that favors eliminating all nuclear weapons. That puts him out... more