On 18 December 2021, India tested its new Agni-P medium-range ballistic missile from its Integrated Test Range on Abdul Kalam Island. This was the second test of the missile, the first test having been conducted in June 2021. Our friends at Planet Labs PBC managed to capture an image of…
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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has quietly removed the F/A-18F Super Hornet from its B61-12 nuclear bomb fact sheet. No public explanation has been offered for why the aircraft was…
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[Update: Some images have temporarily been taker down because Maxar does not allow their satellite images to be overlaid on a competitor's image.] After the discovery during the summer of…
Read moreShortly before the end of the Trump Administration in January 2021, then-Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe issued a directive that altered the process for preparing the…
Read moreBy Hans M. Kristensen and Matt Korda [Article updated May 11, 2021] The United Kingdom announced yesterday that it has decided to abandon…
Read moreUpdated below For the past three years, the Trump Administration refused to provide an annual tally of the number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. nuclear stockpile or…
Read moreThe use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electronic parts in nuclear weapons systems may reduce the reliability of the US nuclear arsenal over time as the electronics age in ways that…
Read moreWhat actions should the federal government take “to ensure that our nation can continue to harness the full power of science and technology on behalf of the American people”?…
Read moreIs it possible to reliably detect persons with malicious intent by remotely measuring their physiological state or studying their involuntary verbal or behavioral signs? That is a problem that is far…
Read moreOn February 4, President Biden issued a memorandum to agency heads on “advancing the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex persons around the world.” He…
Read moreAs the U.S. continues to grapple with the pandemic, there are growing concerns about the risks posed by variants of SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Recent data…
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