Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2016 - United States Special Weapons News
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- 576th FLTS realigns administratively under 20th Air Force AFNS 30 Sep 2016 -- The Air Force Global Strike Command Operations Directorate will transfer administrative control of the 576th Flight Test Squadron to the 20th Air Force Commander effective Oct. 1.
- Carter: Nuclear Triad Needs Investment for Future AFPS 28 Sep 2016 -- All three legs of the nuclear triad operate with a high degree of readiness, reliability and excellence, but the aging systems need more investment for the future, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.
- Carter visits Minot, emphasizes nuclear mission AFNS 27 Sep 2016 -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited Minot Air Force Base Sept. 26, giving Airmen who support the nation's intercontinental ballistic missile and strategic bomber forces a chance to engage with him.
- Nuclear Enterprise Is America's Bedrock of Security, Carter Says AFPS 27 Sep 2016 -- The American nuclear mission is vital to the nation's security, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told troops at the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, today.
- Carter: DoD Will Rebuild, Sustain its Nuclear Deterrence Enterprise AFPS 26 Sep 2016 -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter kicked off a visit to DoD's nuclear deterrence enterprise, telling airmen at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, that DoD will invest, innovate and sustain to rebuild that enterprise's capabilities that remain the bedrock of U.S. defense strategy.
- US air force renewing nukes keep up with China, Russia Press TV 25 Sep 2016 -- The US Air Force plans to spend billions of dollars to replace its aging arsenal of intercontinental nuclear missiles in order to keep up with Russia and China, a military official says.
- Remarks at United Nations Security Council Meeting on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) US Dept. of State 23 Sep 2016 -- Remarks by John Kerry, US Secretary of State
- Joint Ministerial Statement on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty US Dept. of State 21 Sep 2016 -- The Eighth Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Ministerial Meeting, which took place in New York on September 21, 2016, issued the following statement to which the United States associated itself.
- Nominee for Top Stratcom Post Details Threats at Confirmation Hearing AFPS 20 Sep 2016 -- Russia and China are America's biggest threats, but North Korea and Iran are the most likely threats, President Barack Obama's choice to be the next commander of U.S. Strategic Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee today in his confirmation hearing.
- Joint Statement on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty by the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Nuclear-Weapon States US Dept. of State 15 Sep 2016 -- The text of the following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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