Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2015 - United States Special Weapons News
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- Threat Reduction Agency Stands Up Nuke-focused Directorate AFPS 27 Mar 2015 -- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has created a new directorate focused on supporting the U.S. nuclear mission, DTRA Director Kenneth A. Myers III told a House panel this week.
- Global strike teams test second Minuteman III missile this week AFNS 27 Mar 2015 -- An Air Force Global Strike Command team launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) equipped with a test reentry vehicle March 27 at 3:53 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
- Moscow suspects US of planning to deploy nuclear-capable frontline aviation near Russia TASS 26 Mar 2015 -- The US and NATO may be planning to deploy frontline aviation capable of carrying nuclear weapons on Estonia's border with Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
- Stratcom Commander Emphasizes Need to Modernize Nuke Triad AFPS 24 Mar 2015 -- Stretching from under the sea to satellite orbit to cyberspace, U.S. Strategic Command's areas of responsibility cover the globe, Stratcom's commander, Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, said today during a news briefing at the Pentagon.
- Department of Defense Press Briefing by Adm. Haney in the Pentagon Briefing Room DoD 24 Mar 2015 -- Presenters: Admiral Cecil Haney, commander, U.S. Strategic Command
- US deployment of nukes in Europe violates NPT: Russia Press TV 24 Mar 2015 -- Russia has called on the United States, as a NATO member, to withdraw its nuclear weapons from Europe, saying their deployment in the continent violates the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Washington Distorts Facts on US Nuclear Weapons Control in Europe - Moscow Sputnik 24 Mar 2015 -- The US State Department distorts the facts by saying that US nuclear arms in Europe remain under Washington's control and are never transferred to other countries, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement Tuesday.
- US says ready to continue dialogue with Russia on INF treaty TASS 24 Mar 2015 -- Under-Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the US Department of State Rose Gottemoeller has said Washington is ready to continue the dialogue with Moscow on the observance of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).
- New center to focus on development of nuclear Airmen AFNS 23 Mar 2015 -- Air Force Global Strike Command initiated the creation of a new Nuclear Leadership Development Center, which will focus on nuclear and leadership education, and professional development.
- US violates NPT by training foreign pilots to use nuclear weapons - Russian diplomat TASS 11 Mar 2015 -- The United States violates provisions of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) by training pilots of its allied countries to use nuclear weapons, Mikhail Ulyanov, the head of the Foreign Ministry's non-proliferation department, said on Wednesday.
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