Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
May 2025 - United States Special Weapons News
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- Air Force, NNSA complete assembly of first B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb ahead of schedule USSTRATCOM 30 May 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced May 19, 2025, at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, that the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration has completed the manufacture of the first B61-13 gravity bomb, the latest modification to the B61 family of nuclear weapons. The first unit was assembled almost a year before the original target date and less than two years after the program was first announced, making the B61-13 one of the most rapidly developed and fielded weapons since the Cold War.
- Minot AFB continues nuclear modernization with Detachment 12 activation USSTRATCOM 30 May 2025 -- Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, activated Sentinel Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) Detachment 12 during a ceremony here, May 21, 2025. The event marked a crucial step in preparing the base's infrastructure to support the establishment of the next-generation LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system, which will replace the LGM-35A Minuteman III ICBM system currently stationed across the continental United States.
- Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of US nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent United States Space Force 27 May 2025 -- A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle May 21 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
- Operational Test Launch GT 253 is a 'Glory Trip' for wing United States Space Force 27 May 2025 -- In the dark hours of May 21, a flash of light split the night sky along California's coast, marking the successful launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile during operational test Glory Trip 253: An operational test designed to verify the accuracy and reliability of the United States' land-based nuclear deterrent.
- ORDERING THE REFORM OF THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION The White House 23 May 2025
- REFORMING NUCLEAR REACTOR TESTING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY The White House 23 May 2025
- REINVIGORATING THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRIAL BAS The White House 23 May 2025
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission The White House 23 May 2025
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Streamlines Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy The White House 23 May 2025
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Deploys Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security The White House 23 May 2025
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinvigorates the Nuclear Industrial Base The White House 23 May 2025
- Nuclear Triad in Need of Modernization DoD News 21 May 2025 -- The Air Force Global Strike Team is responsible for the nation's strategic nuclear deterrence and conventional long-range strike missions, said Air Force Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Forces Strategic-Air, U.S. Strategic Command, who testified yesterday at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
- Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent USSTRATCOM 21 May 2025 -- A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle May 21 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
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