May 2021 - United States Special Weapons News |
- Nuclear Deterrence Remains Department's Highest Priority Mission DoD News 13 May 2021 -- While the Defense Department is conducting a series of strategic reviews that will include U.S. nuclear policy and posture, the department still considers nuclear deterrence its highest priority mission, defense leaders said.
- US military to destroy last batch of missiles carrying deadly VX nerve agent Press TV 08 May 2021 -- The United State military has revealed that its last batch of stockpiled missiles armed with highly lethal VX nerve agent outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) had been delivered for destruction.
- MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH ABORTS PRIOR TO LAUNCH Air Force Global Strike Command 05 May 2021 -- An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, experienced a ground abort prior to launch.
- US Launch of Minuteman III Ballistic Missile Fails, Cause Under Investigation Sputnik 05 May 2021 -- A test launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile Minuteman III failed and the cause is unknown and being investigated, the US Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) said on Wednesday.
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
