Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2014 - United States Special Weapons News
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- Air Force leaders announce accountability actions, way forward for ICBM force AFNS 28 Mar 2014 -- In a press briefing at the Pentagon March 27, Air Force officials announced the findings from the Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., test compromise investigations, to include accountability actions and a way forward for the ICBM force.
- US Air Force fires nine nuclear missile officers in cheating investigation VoR 28 Mar 2014 -- The US Air Force on Thursday said it has fired nine mid-level nuclear missile officers at a base in Montana after an investigation of a test-cheating scandal. The officers were expected to continue to serve in other jobs but were relieved of their nuclear command jobs, The Washington Post reported.
- Defense Department Press Briefing by Senior Air Force Officials on Results of the AFGSC Commander Directed Investigation into Allegations of Compromised Test Materials, and an Update on the Force Improvement Program in the Pentagon Briefing Room DoD 27 Mar 2014 -- Presenters: Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilsone
- Department of Defense Press briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby in the Pentagon Briefing Room DoD 27 Mar 2014 -- Presenter: Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby
- Air Force Relieves, Disciplines Officers in Cheating Scandal AFPS 27 Mar 2014 -- The Air Force has relieved nine officers, allowed a commander to retire and will discipline 91 others as a result of a cheating scandal among intercontinental ballistic missile launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.
- Top Commanders Take Fall for Cheating at US Nuclear Base VOA 27 Mar 2014 -- Nine top officers at one of the premier nuclear missile bases in the United States are being stripped of their duties while another has resigned, as the result of a cheating scandal regarding training tests.
- Remarks by President Obama at Closing Session of the Nuclear Security Summit The White House 25 Mar 2014
- FACT SHEET: U.S. Counter Nuclear Smuggling Activities The White House 25 Mar 2014
- DOD Official Discusses Nuclear Deterrence in Congress AFPS 07 Mar 2014 -- The Defense Department's nuclear deterrent is the ultimate protection for the United States while also assuring distant allies of their security against regional aggression, a senior Pentagon official told Congress yesterday.
- AF nuclear enterprise: 'the way forward' AFNS 06 Mar 2014 -- The Senate Armed Service Committee's Subcommittee on Strategic Forces heard testimonies from key defense and military leaders on nuclear forces and policies in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program during a hearing, March 5.
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