U.S. Would Benefit From Fixing the Problems With Missile Defense By Lt. General Robert Gard and Philip Coyle In his recent commentary, David Trachtenberg called for more diversity in America’s missile defense systems and claimed that the current U.S. missile defense program “is but a shadow of the robust program needed to protect the nation.” […]

B61 Nuclear Bomb Superior To B83 For Future Investment, Kehler Says October 30, 2013 By Pat Host While the B83 nuclear gravity bomb could accomplish the same tasks as the B61, the B61 is the better investment for future United States nuclear deterrence, the head of the Defense Department’s strategic forces said yesterday. U.S. Strategic […]

Nuclear modernization battle heads to Hill October 29, 2013 By Leigh Munsil The Pentagon plans to make a case Tuesday for spending more than $8 billion to modernize part of its arsenal of decades-old nuclear weapons, but critics say that would be a waste of money. Disarmament groups have seized on the issue, saying that […]

U.S. nuclear arms overhaul needed to ensure reliability – officials October 29, 2013 By David Alexander WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. nuclear arsenal needs a multi-billion dollar overhaul in the coming decade to ensure the weapons’ safety and effectiveness, defense officials said on Tuesday, despite warnings from arms control groups that the effort […]

ICBM door incidents worry anti-nuke groups October 25, 2013 By Leigh Munsil This week’s revelations that airmen left open blast doors that protect nuclear missiles are just more evidence against the aging nuclear weapons infrastructure, disarmament groups said Thursday. “This is another incident that suggests that there’s a systemic problem in the nuclear command and […]