Sunday’s US Missile Launch, Explained. August 20, 2019
Arms Control Twitter has been abuzz since yesterday’s announcement that the United States had conducted a surprise launch of a Tomahawk missile on Sunday afternoon.
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No Bret, the U.S. Doesn’t Need More Nukes August 14, 2019
Reflexively crying “more nukes” without articulating any kind of strategic vision isn’t going to get us out of the arms race.
Read moreThe INF Treaty Officially Died Today August 2, 2019
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 moreDIA Estimates For Chinese Nuclear Warheads May 31, 2019
During a Hudson Institute conference on Russian and Chinese nuclear modernizations, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley said in…
Read morePentagon Slams Door On Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Transparency April 17, 2019
By 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 moreDespite Obfuscations, New START Data Shows Continued Value Of Treaty April 10, 2019
By 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 moreChinese DF-26 Missile Launchers Deploy To New Missile Training Area January 21, 2019
By 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 moreMixed Messages On Trump’s Missile Defense Review January 17, 2019
President 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 moreNew START Numbers Show Importance of Extending Treaty October 5, 2018
Click on graph to view full size. By Hans M. Kristensen The latest New START treaty aggregate numbers published by the State Department earlier…
Read moreUSAF: Implementing Arms Control Treaties September 14, 2018
The 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…
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