Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2016 - United States Special Weapons News
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- Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Nuclear Security Summit, 3/31/2016 The White House 31 Mar 2016
- Focus on North Korea, Islamic State at Obama Nuclear Summit VOA 31 Mar 2016 -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that in the wake of attacks in places including Brussels, there is "not only great urgency around the nuclear issue, but eliminating generally the scourge of terrorism."
- Explainer: Why Nuclear Smuggling Looms Over Washington Summit RFE/RL 30 Mar 2016 -- The arrest of seven members of an organized crime gang in Moldova in late 2014 was unremarkable for a part of the world where such underworld networks run rampant, except for what authorities said they were trafficking in: uranium-238.
- Threats Persist as Obama Hosts His Final Nuclear Security Summit VOA 30 Mar 2016 -- President Barack Obama will host his fourth and final nuclear security summit in Washington this week with tons of loose nuclear material still not sufficiently secured and still potentially accessible to terrorists or other individuals with malicious intentions.
- A More Secure Nuclear World, But Summits Leave Work Undone VOA 30 Mar 2016 -- Less than three months into his presidency, Barack Obama looked out at the thousands of people packed into Prague's Hradcany Square and told them that as the only nation to ever use a nuclear weapon, the United States had a moral responsibility to work toward a world without them.
- Press Call Previewing the Nuclear Security Summit The White House 30 Mar 2016
- US, China Open Joint Nuclear Safety Center VOA 18 Mar 2016 -- China and the U.S. opened a joint nuclear safety center in Beijing Friday intended to offer training on the safe handling of nuclear materials and the prevention of terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities.
- FCET Success: SSBN Launches Fleet Ballistic Missiles NNS 16 Mar 2016 -- Today, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine assigned to Submarine Group 10, completed a Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test (FCET) with the launch of three Trident II D5 missiles.
- Leaders Attend Nuclear Deterrent Symposium NNS 15 Mar 2016 -- The 10th biannual Nuclear Deterrent Symposium was held at the Silverdale Beach Hotel Ballroom March 11, to discuss the future of U.S. strategic forces.
- Kentucky Departs for First Strategic Mission Since 2011 NNS 15 Mar 2016 -- Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) departed Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor March 13, for the boat's first strategic deterrent mission since 2011.
- Vice Chairman Discusses Defense Deterrence Strategy AFPS 13 Mar 2016 -- The U.S. military aims to counter threats presented by potential adversaries Russia and China through its Third Offset Strategy, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said March 10 in his remarks at the annual McAleese & Associates and Credit Suisse 2017 Defense Programs conference here.
- Strategic Deterrence Requires Long-Term Approach, Stratcom Commander Tells SASC AFPS 11 Mar 2016 -- Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Stratcom's fiscal year 2017 budget, stressing that it's critical to modernize the nuclear deterrent capabilities that underpin national security.
- DTRA Program Helps Nations Tackle Biological Threats AFPS 10 Mar 2016 -- As part of the effort to upgrade global biosurveillance capabilities in the wake of recent pandemics, a mainly nuclear nonproliferation program created in the 1990s has evolved to address biological threats around the world.
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