Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
August 2024 - United States Special Weapons News
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- US ICBM Warning System Lacks Parts, Suffers Obsolete Tech Hurting Readiness - Report Sputnik 29 Aug 2024 -- The US strategic Early Warning Radar system to monitor the threat of ballistic missile thermonuclear attack is plagued by a lack of spare parts, outdated technology, much more maintenance work than anticipated and other problems, the Pentagon Inspector General admitted in a public statement about a highly classified report.
- White House downplays Chinese concerns over possible US nuclear strategy change VOA 21 Aug 2024 -- White House officials on Wednesday appeared to downplay Beijing's sentiment that it is "seriously concerned" after a report alleged the United States recently approved a secret plan to shift some of the focus of its nuclear strategy away from Russia to deal with Beijing's nuclear weapons buildup.
- 'US the primary source of nuclear threat in world' Global Times 21 Aug 2024 -- The US' constant hyping of the "China nuclear threat" theory is a convenient pretext for the US to shirk its obligation of nuclear disarmament, expand its own nuclear arsenal and seek absolute strategic predominance, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, after US media reported President Joe Biden has approved a highly classified nuclear strategic plan that, for the first time, reorients the US' deterrent strategy to focus on China's purported expansion of its nuclear arsenal.
- Biden Reportedly Approved New Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on 'Chinese Threat' Sputnik 20 Aug 2024 -- President Joe Biden approved a classified nuclear strategy earlier this year that directed US forces to refocus on potential threats from China, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing US officials.
- Sentinel: The history of the DAF modernizing the backbone of America's national security US Air Force 16 Aug 2024 -- A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 P.M. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and effective to deter twenty-first century threats and reassure allies(U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Landon Gunsauls)
- Pentagon Official: Alliances Are Key to U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Advantage DoD News 02 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. maintains an asymmetric strategic advantage through its global network of allies and partners amid increasing competition, a senior Pentagon official said yesterday.
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