Six months after both the United States and Russia announced suspensions of their respective obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the treaty officially died today.
Read moreDuring a Hudson Institute conference on Russian and Chinese nuclear modernizations, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley said in…
Read moreBy Hans M. Kristensen The Pentagon has decided not to disclose the current number of nuclear weapons in the Defense Department’s nuclear weapons stockpile. The decision, which came as a…
Read moreBy Hans M. Kristensen The latest set of New START treaty aggregate data released by the US State Department shows Russia and the United States continue to…
Read moreBy Hans M. Kristensen [Updated Jan 31, 2019] Earlier this month, the Chinese government outlet Global Times published a report that a People’s Liberation Army Rocket…
Read morePresident Trump personally released the long-overdue Missile Defense Review today, and despite the document's assertion that “Missile Defenses are Stabilizing,” the MDR promotes a posture that is anything but.
Read moreClick on graph to view full size. By Hans M. Kristensen The latest New START treaty aggregate numbers published by the State Department earlier…
Read moreThe implementation of arms control agreements by the Air Force is detailed in a newly updated directive. The directive addresses Air Force obligations under New START, US-IAEA…
Read moreThe US Air Force has published new guidance for training military and civilian personnel to maintain nuclear weapons as a career specialty. See Nuclear Weapons Career…
Read moreClick on image to view full size. Full document here. By Hans M. Kristensen The US nuclear weapons stockpile dropped to 3,822 warheads by…
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