Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
October 2022 - United States Special Weapons News
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- Russia slams US deployment of new nukes in Europe, vows response Press TV 29 Oct 2022 -- Russia has denounced rapid deployment of modernized US B61 tactical nuclear weapons at NATO bases in Europe, saying the move would lower the "nuclear threshold" and prompt Moscow's revision of its military plans.
- Russia Monitoring US Nuclear Doctrine Amid Increasing Threat of Nukes Use, Deputy FM Says Sputnik 29 Oct 2022 -- Russia is closely monitoring the development of US doctrinal documents and is concerned over their "vague wording" as well as over an increase in the number of possible scenarios that allow the use of nuclear weapons, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik on Saturday.
- Russian Military Doctrine Allows No Double Interpretations on Use of Nuclear Arms: Moscow Sputnik 29 Oct 2022 -- Russia is following the evolution of doctrinal documents of Western countries, especially the US, and is concerned about their blurriness and the growing number of scenarios involving the use of nuclear weapons, while the Russian Military Doctrine does not allow any double interpretations on the possible use of nuclear arms,
- US must return overseas nukes to national territory: Russian envoy Press TV 29 Oct 2022 -- Russia has called on the United States to return all nuclear weapons stationed overseas to national territory to "prevent escalation" of tensions.
- US speeds up storing upgraded nukes in Europe: Report Press TV 27 Oct 2022 -- The United States has reportedly accelerated plans to deliver a more accurate version of its mainstay nuclear bomb to NATO bases in Europe.
- US Could Deploy Upgraded Nuclear Bomb in EU in December, Reports Say Sputnik 27 Oct 2022 -- The United States has accelerated the deployment of a modernized B61-12 nuclear bomb at NATO bases in Europe, aiming for end of 2022 rather than 2023, US online newspaper reported on Thursday.
- DOD Releases National Defense Strategy, Missile Defense, Nuclear Posture Reviews DoD News 27 Oct 2022 -- The Defense Department today for the first time released the public versions of three strategic documents — the National Defense Strategy, the Nuclear Posture Review and the Missile Defense Review — together after having developed both the classified and unclassified versions of all three in conjunction with one another.
- Senior Defense Officials Hold a Background Briefing on the National Defense Strategy DoD 27 Oct 2022
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Holds a Press Conference DoD 27 Oct 2022
- Pentagon Publishes New National Defense Strategy Aimed at 'Integrated Deterrence' of China, Russia Sputnik 27 Oct 2022 -- The US Department of Defense has published its first National Defense Strategy (NDS) in almost five years, combining them with two other documents typically issued separately: the Nuclear Posture Review and the Missile Defense Review. The public-facing documents outline Washington's strategic focus under the Biden administration.
- China Remains Top Threat in New National Defense Strategy VOA 27 Oct 2022 -- China remains the top challenge to U.S. national security interests, while Russia remains an "acute" threat as it continues its brutal war in Ukraine, according to the Pentagon's newly released National Defense Strategy.
- Department of Defense Releases its 2022 Strategic Reviews - National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, and Missile Defense Review DoD 27 Oct 2022 -- Today, the Department of Defense released the unclassified National Defense Strategy (NDS), Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), and Missile Defense Review (MDR).
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