Sounding the Nuclear Alarm - The U.S. will not have a credible arsenal unless Washington acts soon to replace aging warheads.
Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. nuclear weapons program has suffered from neglect. Warheads are old. There’s been no new warhead design since the 1980s, and the last time one was tested [...]
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America’s Nuclear Warheads are on the Decline
Posted by Matt in November 22nd, 2008 | no comment
Published in Nuclear, U.S., 1980s, Aging, arsenal, Chilton, Cold-War, Decline, Defense Secretary, Last Time, Neglect, Nuclear Nations, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Weapons Program, Robert Gates, Secretary Robert, Strategic Command, Time One, Warhead Design, Wsj
U.S. nuclear weapons need update, Gates says
Posted by Matt in October 29th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Nuclear, U.S., arsenal, Defense Secretary, Nuclear Weapons, Robert Gates, Safety And Reliability, Secretary Robert, Term Safety, United States, Warhead
Unless the United States modernizes its inventory of nuclear weapons and develops a replacement warhead, the arsenal’s long-term safety and reliability will deteriorate, Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday.
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Polish support for missile deal soars
Posted by Matt in August 18th, 2008 | no comment
Published in general, Allies, Array, Chinese Generals, Contrary, Defense Secretary, Empty Rhetoric, Military Historian, Missile Base, Missile Deal, Missile Defense System, NATO, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear War, Poland, Robert Gates, Russian General, Russian Generals, Secretary Robert, Seven Years, Soars, War Over Taiwan
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has something in common with those on left, they’re both too smart to fall for something a Russian general has to say. The fact that this general is threatening Poland with a nuclear attack is really nothing that we should get worked up about. The general doesn’t mean it.
I, being not [...]
A battle over ‘the next war’
Posted by Matt in July 22nd, 2008 | 1 comment
Published in Military, U.S., War, Adversaries, Afghanistan, Air Force Maj, Armed Forces, Conflicts, Conventional Conflict, Defense Secretary, Dunlap, Fighter Pilot, Gates, iraq, Military Officers, Pilot Wing, Scale War, Wing Commander
Many military officers are pushing back against Defense Secretary Gates’ focus on preparing for more ‘asymmetric’ fighting rather than for a large, conventional conflict.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap Jr. is not a fighter pilot, wing commander or war planner. But he is waging what many officers consider a crucial battle: ensuring that the [...]
Pentagon sees Russia strengthening nuclear arsenal
Posted by Matt in June 9th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Nuclear, Russia, Air Force Officers, Armed Forces, Defense Secretary, Enemies, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Capabilities, Nuclear Weapons, Pentagon, Pentagon Chief, Robert Gates, Russia, Secretary Robert
Russia appears focused on strengthening its nuclear capabilities rather than building up its regular armed forces, which makes maintaining the U.S. nuclear arsenal increasingly important, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday.
The Pentagon chief, speaking to Air Force officers in Virginia, said America’s need for nuclear weapons to deter potential enemies from striking [...]
2 Leaders Ousted From Air Force in Atomic Errors
Posted by Matt in June 6th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, U.S., Air Force, Defense Secretary, Delivery Vehicles, Improvements, James R Schlesinger, Level Task Force, Mr Gates, Nuclear Errors, Nuclear Weapons, Safekeeping, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Robert, Systemic Problems, Us Air Force
The Air Force’s senior civilian official and its highest-ranking general were ousted by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Thursday after an inquiry into the mishandling of nuclear weapons and components found systemic problems in the Air Force.
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So deep and serious are the problems, Mr. Gates said, that he has asked a former secretary of [...]
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