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Air Force aborts test launch of unarmed Minuteman III nuclear missile
The Air Force said Wednesday it called off a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III nuclear missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Trump upbeat on nuclear talks with Russia and China, but lawmakers warn of ‘blow up’
Trump was optimistic about negotiations with Russia and China on a new nuclear weapons treaty, but State Department officials painted a murkier picture.
By Joe Gould
Explainer: Is the US losing the artificial intelligence arms race?
The U.S. defense community is starting to understand that AI will significantly transform, if not completely reinvent, the world’s military power balance.
By James Johnson, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
US senators grapple with new sub-launched nuke
The U.S. Senate voted against scuttling legislation to force the Trump administration to seek congressional approval for a new low-yield, tactical nuclear weapon.
By Joe Gould
Partisan battle for new tactical nuke looms in Senate
Where will the next skirmish over the Trump administration’s plans for a new nuclear weapon go down? Find out before it happens.
By Joe Gould