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The Army tried portable nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago — it didn’t go well
The Army called the reactor portable, even at 330 tons, because it was built from pieces that each fit in a C-130 cargo plane.
By Paul Bierman, University of Vermont
Stop worrying and love the bomb: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for June 10, 2019: Nuclear weapons fight, Trump's transgender comments, military painting fences.
House panel would bar low-yield nuke deployment, Open Skies Treaty withdrawal
A proposal released June 3 would bar the deployment of a new low-yield nuclear warhead.
By Joe Gould
US halts recent practice of disclosing nuclear weapon total
The Trump administration has halted, without explanation, the recent U.S. government practice of disclosing the current size of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Smith: Trim budget fat in America’s nuclear triad
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith says he's open to cutting back quantities of nuclear arms instead of one leg of the nation’s nuclear triad.
By Joe Gould
The Pentagon wants mobile nuclear reactors for FOBs, but some scientists say that’s ‘naive’
Demonstrations of the technology are possible by 2021.
By Todd South
US troop withdrawals aren’t on the table for Trump’s North Korea peace talks — for now
Administration officials say they won't offer troop withdrawals from the region as a trade for nuclear concessions.
Here’s how many billions the US will spend on nuclear weapons over the next decade
Expect the U.S. to spend a lot of money over the next decade on building up its nuclear arsenal.
By Aaron Mehta
Trump to meet with North Korea’s leader at 2nd summit, White House announces
The two leaders have been at a stalemate over the denuclearization of North Korea.
The horrifying purpose of Special Atomic Demolition Munition units: ‘We all knew it was a one-way mission, a suicide mission’
You might not have realized they ever made A-bombs small enough for one man to carry, but they did.
By Paul Srubas, Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette via the AP
Warren, a critic of Pentagon bloat and nukes, heads to 2020 presidential run
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, an advocate of reining in America’s military budget and commitments around the globe, has taken the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency.
By Joe Gould