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January 2015 - United States Special Weapons News

  • MAPS, PREL achieve all work cages ready for duty AFNS 27 Jan 2015 -- All 17 of the 341st Missile Wing's guided missile maintenance platforms (GMMP) became available for field use Jan. 14, according to Lt. Col. John Briner, the 341st Missile Operations Squadron commander. This feat is unprecedented in recent memory.
  • 341st MMXS missile communications train for field AFNS 27 Jan 2015 -- When it comes to ensuring the U.S.'s intercontinental ballistic missiles are ready at a moment's notice, an essential piece to the puzzle is proper maintenance on its communications network.
  • Russia, USA to Continue Nuclear Security Cooperation, NNSA Says Sputnik 23 Jan 2015 -- Russia and the United States will continue cooperating in the field of nuclear security, in particular, in disposing of surplus weapon-grade plutonium, a spokesperson for National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), part of the US Department of Energy, told RIA Novosti.
  • Modernization is a must for the nuclear enterprise AFNS 21 Jan 2015 -- The Air Force's priorities for modernization and continuous improvement in the nuclear enterprise were the top of discussion during the Air Force Association's monthly breakfast Jan. 20 in Arlington, Virginia.
  • Moscow, US End Nuclear Cooperation Program Sputnik 20 Jan 2015 -- Moscow has decided to end its nuclear cooperation program with the US, saying that it no longer needs assistance in safeguarding nuclear sites located in Russia, the Boston Globe reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation.
  • Haney: Strategic Deterrent is More Than a Nuclear Triad AFPS 15 Jan 2015 -- The United States' strategic deterrent includes a triad of nuclear delivery platforms, but other critical elements range from intelligence and missile defense to space and cyber capabilities and a capable workforce, Navy Adm. Cecil Haney said here today.
  • Media Availability with Secretary Hagel at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri DoD 14 Jan 2015 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
  • Nuclear satellite terminal upgrade to begin operational testing AFNS 14 Jan 2015 -- The nuclear satellite communication terminals that connect U.S. leaders to Minuteman combat crews in the event of a nuclear attack are currently undergoing an upgrade and scheduled to begin operational testing this month.
  • Hagel Underscores Nuclear Mission Importance at B-2 Base AFPS 13 Jan 2015 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today opened his final domestic trip with a stop at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, home of the 509th Bomb Wing -- the world's only B-2 Spirit stealth bomber unit.



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