US Deploys New Low-Yield Nuclear Submarine Warhead January 29, 2020
By William M. Arkin* and Hans M. Kristensen The USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) at sea. The Tennessee is believed to have deployed on an operational patrol in…
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What do Putin’s constitutional changes mean for Russian nuclear launch authority? January 27, 2020
Putin will have no choice but to redesign Russia’s nuclear launch authority if he intends to keep his finger on the nuclear button.
Read moreChina’s New DF-26 Missile Shows Up At Base In Eastern China January 21, 2020
By Hans M. Kristensen Pictures taken recently by Maxar Technologies’ satellites show a large number of launchers for the DF-26 intermediate-range missile operating at a training site approximately 9 kilometers…
Read moreA Rare Look Inside a Russian ICBM Base November 19, 2019
It’s relatively easy to observe Russian missile bases from above. It’s much harder to do it from inside. But in September, the Russian Ministry of…
Read moreUrgent: Move US Nuclear Weapons Out Of Turkey October 16, 2019
Should the U.S. Air Force withdraw the roughly 50 B61 nuclear bombs it stores at the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey? The question has come to a head after Turkey’s…
Read moreNew START Treaty Data Shows Treaty Keeping Lid On Strategic Nukes October 4, 2019
By Hans M. Kristensen The latest data on US and Russian strategic nuclear forces limited by the New START treaty shows the treaty is serving its intended purpose of keeping…
Read moreMilitary Might Takes Center Stage at Chinese 70-Year Anniversary Parade October 1, 2019
By Hans M. Kristensen The Chinese leadership used the 70-year anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China to display a dizzying amount of military hardware during a…
Read moreNew Missile Silo And DF-41 Launchers Seen In Chinese Nuclear Missile Training Area September 3, 2019
By Hans M. Kristensen Newly acquired satellite photos acquired from Digital Globe (Maxar) show that the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) is building what appears to…
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