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The Aviationist on MSN5d
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Will Cost Nearly $1 Trillion Over Next Decade
New Congressional Budget Office's projections show that operation and modernization of America’s nuclear weapons will add up ...
The National Interest on MSN1d
The U.S. Space Force Needs Coders to Update Nuclear Weapon Tracking System
The U.S. Space Force seeks to overhaul outdated nuclear tracking software into a modern, cloud-compatible system, calling on ...
US nuclear force costs projected to soar to $946 billion through 2034, CBO says
The costs of operating and modernizing America's nuclear forces through 2034 are projected to soar to $946 billion, 25% ...
US Flexes Nuclear Weapons Forces
The U.S. Air Force 2nd Bomb Wing and 5th Bomb Wing, operators of the nuclear-capable B-52H bombers, recently participated in ...
The National Interest on MSN15d
The U.S. Air Force Accidentally Dropped a Nuclear Bomb in Georgia—and Still Can’t Find It
In 2001, a Department of Energy hydrographic survey suggested that the bomb was buried between five and 15 feet of silt. The ...
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The U.S. Air Force’s Convair B-36 Peacemaker Was a Monster
When the B-36 entered service with the U.S. Air Force in 1948, the bomber served as the primary nuclear weapons delivery aircraft of Strategic Air Command (SAC)—a role that the B-36 would ...
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Why Does the United States Need a More Flexible Nuclear Force?
Deterrence is emerging as a theme for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, but questions remain about the administration’s ability to deliver and maintain the nation’s nuclear deterrent. At the Air ...
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Augusta Air Force veteran reflects on 20 years, including nuclear missile duty
(KSNW) – A U.S. Air Force veteran from Augusta, who served for more than 20 years, spent five of those years dedicated to preventing nuclear annihilation ... s deadliest weapons was in safe ...
StrategyPage5d
Strategic Weapons: Global Strike Missions
April 19, 2025: On February 2nd two American B-1B bombers bombed targets in Syria and Iraq. This was in retaliation for an Iranian-sponsored attack on the U.S. Tower 22 supply facility Jordan. An Iran ...
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US Space Force seeks to overhaul 3 million lines of code of nuclear tracking system to make it cloud-ready
The US Space Force is seeking sources to help upgrade a nuclear weapons tracking system that will involve overhauling more than 3 million lines of code to make it ready for cloud environments. The ...