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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas Bussiere (left), the deputy commander
of U.S. Strategic Command, has lunch with members of the 90th Operations Support Squadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., March 31, 2021. Bussiere was nominated in October 2022 to run Air Force Global Strike Command. (Airman 1st Class Darius Frazier/Air Force)

Strategic Command’s No. 2 picked to run Air Force nuclear enterprise

Lt. Gen. Thomas Bussiere, a decorated B-2 Spirit bomber pilot, would replace Gen. Anthony Cotton.

By Rachel S. Cohen

14 months ago

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.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

Democrats fight Pentagon’s push for battlefield nukes

The Trump administration is developing a new tactical nuclear weapon, and Democrats are fighting it. Here's why.

6 years ago

Interview: Senate Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chair Deb Fischer on Russia, space wars, and the state of the nuclear arsenal

Fischer oversees a national security portfolio that includes America’s nuclear arsenal, ballistic missile defense, national security space programs, and Department of Energy national security programs.

6 years ago

Head of US nuke operations would push back on illegal launch order

U.S. Strategic Command head Gen. John Hyten said he would offer alternatives to President Donald Trump should the president want to proceed with an illegal nuclear action.

By Valerie Insinna

6 years ago

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