July 2020 - United States Special Weapons News |
- China, Russia Nearing Status as U.S. Nuclear Peers, Stratcom Commander Says DoD News 30 Jul 2020 -- For the first time, the United States will face two peer competitors with nuclear capabilities – China and Russia – by the end of this decade, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said.
- Pentagon Justifies Need for First New Nuke in Decades With Rare Critique of Current Weapons Sputnik 30 Jul 2020 -- The Trump administration has been seeking funding for the modernisation of US nuclear capabilities; it plans to develop a new submarine-launched warhead, which will be included in the nation's arsenal by 2040.
- U.S., Russia Begin Three Days Of Nuclear Arms-Control Talks RFE/RL 28 Jul 2020 -- U.S. and Russian officials have opened three days of nuclear arms-control talks in Vienna less than a year before a treaty covering about 90 percent of the world's atomic weapons expires.
- U.S., Russia Discuss Space Security Ahead Of Nuclear Talks This Week RFE/RL 27 Jul 2020 -- U.S. and Russian officials are holding talks on space security after the United States and Britain last week accused Moscow of having launched an anti-satellite weapon.
- Trump tells Putin hopes to avoid US-Russia-China arms race Press TV 23 Jul 2020 -- US President Donald Trump has expressed hope that he will avoid an "expensive" US arms race with Russia and China.
- Presidential Message on the 75th Anniversary of the Trinity Nuclear Test The White House 16 Jul 2020
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