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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
How Minot plans to protect America’s ICBMs from drones
Drones are both a threat to Minot's ICBM mission — and potentially a benefit.
By Aaron Mehta
Strategic Command boss warns of nuclear ‘point of no return’
The Pentagon alone plans to spend more than $87 billion on nuclear programs in the next five years.
By Aaron Mehta
Arms control decisions by Trump administration could be ‘imminent.’ Will China be involved?
The New START agreement expire next February, but the Trump administration hopes to replace it with something that involves China.
By Aaron Mehta
The US Navy’s new nuclear cruise missile starts getting real next year
"They’ll hate it. They’ll absolutely hate it," a defense official says of Russia's reaction to a new sea-launched cruise missile.
By Aaron Mehta
Nuclear attack in Detroit? Call the Army National Guard
This is the second of a three-year annual exercise focused on the area. Plans call for more training in other cities.
By Todd South
Whoops! Canadian senator accidentally revealed European locations of US nuclear weapons
“Do we really want Donald Trump to use nuclear weapons from our territory at the push of a button?”
By Jon Simkins
House passes $983 billion spending package 226-203, bucking White House
The Democratic-controlled House passed a $983 billion appropriations package that aims to fund national security at $17 billion below the White House request.
By Joe Gould
US House to vote on low-yield nukes and transgender troops this week
The Trump administration’s limits on transgender service members and new low-yield nuclear weapons are up for debate this week over 2020 spending legislation.
By Joe Gould
House panel advances $733B defense budget bill over GOP objections
In a break with tradition, most Republicans on the panel opposed the measure over concerns about funding totals.
Low-yield nukes lose partisan fight in House committee’s NDAA markup
Republicans lost a series of votes in the Democratic-led House Armed Services Committee.
By Joe Gould