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Was There a U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accident At a Dutch Air Base? [no, it was training, see update below]

…produced components to the B61 bomb. What caused the damage to the B61 shape is unknown, but it appears to have been a significant force. It could potentially have been…

04.03.23 | 7 min read
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The 2022 Nuclear Posture Review: Arms Control Subdued By Military Rivalry

…has sped up the deployment of the B61-12 in Europe. Previously scheduled for spring 2023, the first B61-12 gravity bombs will now be delivered in December 2022, likely due to…

10.27.22 | 14 min read
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Nuclear Weapons
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The Biden Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review

…About Final Phase of US New START Treaty Reductions,” FAS Strategic Security Blog, January 2018 Hans M. Kristensen, “NNSA’s New Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan,” FAS Strategic Security Blog,…

10.27.22 | 6 min read
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US Deploys New Low-Yield Nuclear Submarine Warhead

…response to Russia allegedly lowering the threshold for first-use of its own tactical nuclear weapons in a limited regional conflict. Nuclear advocates argue that the Kremlin has developed an “escalate-to-deescalate”…

01.29.20 | 10 min read
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2018 Nuclear Posture Review

…“DOD: Strategic Stability Not Threatened Even By Greater Russian Nuclear Forces,” FAS Strategic Security Blog, October 10, 2012 Hans M. Kristensen, “Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons,” FAS Special Report No. 3, May…

01.10.18 | 4 min read
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