Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2020 - United States Special Weapons News
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- Russia Says Time Running Out For Talks With U.S. Over New START Treaty RFE/RL 22 Sep 2020 -- Russia says it hasn't given the United States any new deadlines in talks over the New START treaty, the last remaining bilateral nuclear-arms pact, but there can't be any pause in discussions, as time is running out.
- DOD Approaches Goal of Destroying All Stockpiled Chemical Weapons DoD News 21 Sep 2020 -- This month, the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant team at the Army's Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado completed the destruction of nearly 300,000 155mm projectiles, which each contained 12 pounds of mustard agent, said Walton Levi, site project manager.
- Russia sees ‘minimal’ chances of extending New START with US: Deputy FM Press TV 21 Sep 2020 -- Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says Moscow sees ‘minimal’ chances of extending the New START nuclear treaty with the United States as the Kremlin does not accept conditions laid down by Washington.
- Russia Ready For US-Proposed Short-Period New START Extension, If It's Reasonable, Ryabkov Says Sputnik 21 Sep 2020 -- Moscow has agreed to a US proposal to extend the START treaty for a period of less than five years, but regrets the move and insists that a shorter period would be reasonable, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Monday.
- US Proposals on New START Only Good for Washington, but Unattractive for Moscow, Ryabkov Says Sputnik 21 Sep 2020 -- The US-proposed deal, which envisages conclusion of a framework document before the expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), is good only for Washington, but there is nothing attractive in it for Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
- Russian Deputy FM Says It's Unlikely That New START Treaty Will be Prolonged Sputnik 21 Sep 2020 -- Earlier in the day, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, said that the Russian Federation will find effective ways to protect itself if no agreement is reached with the United States on extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START).
- US Offers Russia to Extend START Treaty for Less Than Five Years Sputnik 20 Sep 2020 -- The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) will expire on 5 February 2021 if it is not extended. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin previously proposed extending the treaty for five years without any preconditions.
- 'Tipping Point' Is Here for Nuclear Modernization, Defense Official Says DoD News 17 Sep 2020 -- The Defense Department has long talked about modernization of the nuclear deterrent capability it maintains and operates and has issued warnings about the risks of allowing that deterrent, the nuclear triad, to become too old to effectively perform its mission.
- Vice Chairman Discusses Weapons of Mass Destruction at Symposium DoD News 17 Sep 2020 -- The new Joint Warfighting Concept will be enabled by deterrence – a concept in vogue during the Cold War, but becoming relevant again, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
- Adm. Richard Discusses USSTRATCOM Operations With Reporters DoD 14 Sep 2020 -- Adm. Charles A. "Chas" Richard, commander, U.S. Strategic Command
- Stratcom Commander: DOD on Track to Face 2 Peer Nuclear-Capable Competitors DoD News 14 Sep 2020 -- Russian and Chinese military capabilities are growing, said the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, who outlined steps the department is taking to meet those challenges.
- Trump revealed US secret new nuclear weapons system, according to new bombshell book Press TV 09 Sep 2020 -- US President Donald Trump bragged about a secret new nuclear weapons system in an interview with a journalist, according to excerpts from a new book.
- Trump Boasts of Nuclear Weapon 'You Haven't Even Seen or Heard About' in Woodward Book Sputnik 09 Sep 2020 -- Excerpts from journalist Bob Woodward's forthcoming book "Rage" include comments by US President Donald Trump about the Pentagon having a nuclear weapons system "you haven't even seen or heard about."
- Northrop Grumman Lands $13.3 Billion Contract to Build Pentagon's New ICBM Sputnik 09 Sep 2020 -- A $13.3 billion award has been given to defense contractor Northrop Grumman by the US Air Force amid the service's engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase to replace its aging intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) nuclear delivery system.
- Department of the Air Force awards contract for new ICBM system that enhances, strengthens US triad US Air Force 08 Sep 2020 -- The Department of the Air Force awarded an Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program to Northrop Grumman on Sept. 8.
- DASD for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy Delivers Remarks at the Mitchell Institute Nuclear Deterrence Forum Series DoD 02 Sep 2020 -- Dr. Robert Soofer, Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Nuclear And Missile Defense Policy; Doug Birkey, Executive Director, Mitchell Institute
- DOD Official Outlines U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Strategy DoD News 02 Sep 2020 -- There is broad, bipartisan support for the modernization of the nuclear triad, which includes bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarines and the systems that control them, a Defense Department expert said.
- Test launch demonstrates safe, ready Minuteman III deterrent US Air Force 02 Sep 2020 -- A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 12:03 a.m. Pacific Time Sept. 2 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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