On the radar: DoD omits two legs of the triad in its budget estimate; the Boomer bailout; B-2s sent to Europe; Rep. Quigley on the costs of NATO nukes; Ten years of GTRI; Buying ways out of ICBM irrelevance; Transparency and nuclear diplomacy; the USEC disaster; and Terrifying new info on that time we almost nuked North Carolina.
On the radar: Backing down from maximalist positions; Physicists have a plan; Bilateral talks; Bomber budget, strategic outlook; Overhauling the ICBM force; Japan’s MOX oversight; and Why Scottish independence will slow down nuclear disarmament.
On the radar: U.S. sends the A-Team for bilateral talks; Prepping for June 16 talks; Verification is the key; INF still in U.S. interests; the Sanctions trap; Securing Y-12; $4 billion MOX boondoggle; and Japan forgets to account for 640 kg of plutonium.
On the radar: The realities of sanctions relief; Why “breakout time” is a bad metric for success; Things getting crowded under the sea; Good money after bad for missile interceptors; Canada considers missile defense; Canada orders HEU from USA; and the Department of Homeland Security looks to combat nuclear contraband.
On the radar: Strategic move puts bombers back in Europe; Iran negotiators make progress despite increased pressure; Playing political games with nuclear diplomacy; Dealing with nuclear waste in the U.S.; Y-12 meets a commitment; NNSA adopts Y-12 Red Team recommendations; Missile defense contractors feel some pressure; and South Korea mulls missile defense options.
On the radar: No need for missiles on agenda; Russia makes new friends; Russia test-fires new ICBM; EU fears North Korea advancing nukes; U.S. shares Patriot Missile playbook; China mulls nuclear cruise missiles; Detecting dirty bombs; Iran Expectations; and What Game of Thrones and nuclear weapons have in common.
On the radar: The enrichment question and the Iran nuclear negotiations; Despite progress, PMD investigation needs more time; Empty quiver implications; the Threat of nuclear terrorism is real; BMD in Asia; and Russia conducts missile drills along NATO borders.
On the radar: IAEA and Iran make headway; Getting to yes, Iran edition; DOE packs nuclear waste barrels with kitty-litter thermite; Unstable nuclear waste barrels create nuclear nightmare; Despite repeated failures, BMD program just won’t die; Russia claims ability to takeover Ukraine missile-maintenance; Cheating ICBM officers back on the job; and China’s conventional forces and the nuclear arms race.