Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
February 2017 - United States Special Weapons News
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- Russia, US Should Uphold Existing Nuke-Cutting Treaty - Deputy Defense Minister Sputnik 28 Feb 2017 -- Moscow will discuss proposals on revising the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty if Washington sends any, Russia's deputy defense minister said.
- Trump Says He Wants To Ensure U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Is 'Top Of The Pack' RFE/RL 24 Feb 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested he wants to strengthen the U.S. nuclear arsenal, saying the country must ensure it is "at the top of the pack" of nuclear-armed nations.
- Trump Calls START a 'Bad Deal,' Vows to Boost US Nuclear Arsenal Sputnik 24 Feb 2017 -- On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that the US needs to build up its nuclear arsenal after having "fallen behind on nuclear weapon capacity."
- US Senators Introduce Bill Facilitating Transfer of Missiles to Counter Russia Sputnik 17 Feb 2017 -- New legislation has been introduced in the US Senate to enable transfer of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) missile systems to allies in response to Russia's alleged violation of the INF Treaty, Senator Tom Cotton said in a statement posted on his website.
- Cotton, Johnson, Rubio, Poe, and Rogers Introduce Intermediate-Range Forces Treaty Preservation Act Office of Senator Cotton 16 Feb 2017-- nator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) today introduced the Intermediate-Range Forces Treaty (INF) Preservation Act, legislation that would allow the United States to take steps to bring Russia back into compliance with the INF Treaty and begin developing similar missile systems.
- FCET Success: SSBN Launches Fleet Ballistic Missiles NNS 16 Feb 2017 -- An Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine assigned to Submarine Group 9 completed a Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test (FCET) Feb. 16, resulting in four successful test flights of Trident II D5 missiles. Designated FCET-53, the operation spanned a three-day period.
- Trump denounced nuclear arms treaty with Russia during call with Putin Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- US President Donald Trump has told Russian leader Vladimir Putin he does not want to renew a 2010 nuclear arms reduction treaty between Washington and Moscow because the deal was bad for the United States.
- Prospects of New START Treaty Depend on Washington's Stance - Kremlin Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- The Kremlin cannot comment on its position regarding the New START treaty extension yet, as there is a need to update information on the parties' stance, and the negotiations will depend on the US stance on the issue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
- Report: Trump Called Obama-Era Nuclear Reduction Treaty a Bad Deal on Putin Call Sputnik 09 Feb 2017 -- Sources inside the White House have revealed that US President Donald Trump paused to ask aides what the New START treaty was, during a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, before telling Putin it was one in a string of bad deals completed by the Obama administration.
- Mattis: U.S. Will Overwhelmingly Respond to Any Nuclear Weapons Use AFPS 03 Feb 2017 -- The United States will defeat any attack on the homeland or on its allies and will meet any use of nuclear weapons with an effective and overwhelming response, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said today in Seoul.
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