Featured in New STARTBYBrett TingleyJul 7, 2021SharePentagon Warns Of An “Increased Potential” For Nuclear Conflict In Newly Disclosed ManualThe risk of regional conflicts between nuclear-armed nations is rising according to a document prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. BYBrett TingleyJul 7, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021SharePlan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force NomineeThe Air Force wants to acquire a B-21 fleet that is nearly seven times bigger than its current B-2 stealth bomber force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 26, 2021ShareBiden And Putin Confirm Last-Minute Push To Extend Key Nuclear Arms Control Deal After CallWithout an extension, limits on both countries’ nuclear arsenals will expire next week, which could open the door to a new arms race. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 26, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting OffThe Air Force released the images a day after it formally hired Northrop Grumman to build its next ICBMs. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020SharePutin Says He’ll Limit Cruise Missile Deployments To Get Missile Defense Site InspectionsThe Kremlin also wants to block the fielding of missiles to Europe that had been banned under the now defunct INF treaty. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2020ShareIt Looks Like Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Test Program Is Back In BusinessSatellite imagery indicates that work on the controversial Burevestnik missile has resumed at a test site in the Russian Far North. BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMsAt present, all other hypersonic weapons of this type that the US military is developing are conventionally armed. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareU.S. Inspectors Have Examined Russia’s Imminently Operational Hypersonic MissileThe U.S. government sent officials to Russia to inspect the weapon system under the terms of a strategic arms control deal. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 14, 2019ShareThis Is How The Russian Military Tests If Its Vehicles Can Stand Up To A Nuclear BlastThe giant tube-like apparatus can create blast waves that mimic a nuclear denotation and are so powerful they can literally flatten vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the RussiansUnless something else changes, the service’s plan would put the United States on course to violate the New START agreement. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019ShareRussia Says Its Own New Weapons Are Exempt After Accusing U.S. Of Violating Nuclear Arms DealThe Kremlin may be looking to improve its negotiating position as the two countries debate extending the New START treaty. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2018ShareRussia’s Satan 2 ICBM Service Entry Delayed As Arms Control Deals FalterTechnical issues or economic problems might be the source of the delay, but it means the missiles could enter service in the middle of an arms race. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2018ShareWhat Pulling Out Of The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Means And What Comes NextThe Russians are violating the deal, but ditching it could strain America’s relations with its allies and kick off an expensive arms race. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2018ShareRussia Halts Years of Work On Ballistic Missile To Pay For Hypersonic WeaponsLess than a month after announcing a flurry of new strategic weapons, the Kremlin has effectively canceled one for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2017ShareRussia Breaks Arms Control Treaty By Deploying Land-Based Cruise MissilesCritical arms control agreements between Russia and the US are eroding. BYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2017Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 7, 2021SharePentagon Warns Of An “Increased Potential” For Nuclear Conflict In Newly Disclosed ManualThe risk of regional conflicts between nuclear-armed nations is rising according to a document prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. BYBrett TingleyJul 7, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021SharePlan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force NomineeThe Air Force wants to acquire a B-21 fleet that is nearly seven times bigger than its current B-2 stealth bomber force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 26, 2021ShareBiden And Putin Confirm Last-Minute Push To Extend Key Nuclear Arms Control Deal After CallWithout an extension, limits on both countries’ nuclear arsenals will expire next week, which could open the door to a new arms race. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 26, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting OffThe Air Force released the images a day after it formally hired Northrop Grumman to build its next ICBMs. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020SharePutin Says He’ll Limit Cruise Missile Deployments To Get Missile Defense Site InspectionsThe Kremlin also wants to block the fielding of missiles to Europe that had been banned under the now defunct INF treaty. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2020ShareIt Looks Like Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Test Program Is Back In BusinessSatellite imagery indicates that work on the controversial Burevestnik missile has resumed at a test site in the Russian Far North. BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMsAt present, all other hypersonic weapons of this type that the US military is developing are conventionally armed. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareU.S. Inspectors Have Examined Russia’s Imminently Operational Hypersonic MissileThe U.S. government sent officials to Russia to inspect the weapon system under the terms of a strategic arms control deal. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 14, 2019ShareThis Is How The Russian Military Tests If Its Vehicles Can Stand Up To A Nuclear BlastThe giant tube-like apparatus can create blast waves that mimic a nuclear denotation and are so powerful they can literally flatten vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 14, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the RussiansUnless something else changes, the service’s plan would put the United States on course to violate the New START agreement. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019ShareRussia Says Its Own New Weapons Are Exempt After Accusing U.S. Of Violating Nuclear Arms DealThe Kremlin may be looking to improve its negotiating position as the two countries debate extending the New START treaty. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2018ShareRussia’s Satan 2 ICBM Service Entry Delayed As Arms Control Deals FalterTechnical issues or economic problems might be the source of the delay, but it means the missiles could enter service in the middle of an arms race. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2018ShareWhat Pulling Out Of The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Means And What Comes NextThe Russians are violating the deal, but ditching it could strain America’s relations with its allies and kick off an expensive arms race. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2018ShareRussia Halts Years of Work On Ballistic Missile To Pay For Hypersonic WeaponsLess than a month after announcing a flurry of new strategic weapons, the Kremlin has effectively canceled one for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2017ShareRussia Breaks Arms Control Treaty By Deploying Land-Based Cruise MissilesCritical arms control agreements between Russia and the US are eroding. BYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2017Share