The New START Treaty Keeps Nuclear Arsenals In Check And President Trump Must Act To Preserve It
For Forbes, Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda make the case for an extension of New START. "If the treaty is allowed to expire, there will be no constraints on US and Russian strategic nuclear forces for the first time since the 1970s." →
JASON Science Advisory Panel Preserved and other reports
In his latest Secrecy News blog posts, Steven Aftergood covers the preservation of the JASON scientific advisory group, an NDAA provision requiring the Pentagon to meet its obligation to declassify records, and a Congressional mandate for the Pentagon to publish a report on Chinese, Russian, and American nuclear systems. →
A Rare Look Inside a Russian ICBM Base
"The September video shows Russian troops uncovering their ICBMs, taking them out for a spin, and eventually tucking them back in under camouflage blankets," Matt Korda writes in his latest Strategic Security blog post. →
Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles Report
Latest from the Defense Posture Project, in 2018, Russia and China both tested an uncommon type of missile that flew a ballistic trajectory but could be launched from an aircraft. These tests raised some understandable questions: Are ALBMs a new capability? If a country has ground- and sea-launched ballistic missiles, or air-launched cruise missiles, why does it need an ALBM? What is it for? →
