Poblete’s Resignation Weakens State’s Security Bench
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The resignation of Trump’s assistant secretary for arms control and verification weakens the State Department’s already shaky bench in arms control talks.
Congress, Pentagon Renew Old Fight Over 3rd Missile Defense Site
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The Pentagon has long worried about the multi-billion dollar price tag that comes along with building a new interceptor field and its infrastructure. Influential lawmakers want a permanent site built that will support close to 1,000 jobs in their districts.
Trump’s Arms Control Plan: Genius or Disingenuous?
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A White House 180-degree turn on nuclear arms control inflicts whiplash on experts. What is real here?
GAO: Navy “Overly Optimistic” On Columbia Sub Costs
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The Navy’s most expensive shipbuilding program and the key to the country’s nuclear triad is under increasing pressure to keep to its tight schedule, and hit its budget.
Navy Stands Up Columbia Submarine Office, Key to Nuclear Triad
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With new Columbia-class subs set to shoulder 70% of the nation’s nukes through the 2080s, the Navy is breaking it off from other sub programs.
Navy’s New Nuke Sub On Track; Early Problems Fixed
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CAPITOL HILL The head of the Navy’s Columbia-class nuclear submarine program says that the program, despite earlier concerns over cost, schedule, and industrial base issues, is set to meet its goal of a first deployment in 2031, putting the service’s most expensive and consequential program on track. The boats will come just in time to… Keep reading →
Whither Nuclear Command, Control & Communications?
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Most of the system that allows the president to launch nuclear weapons and to know what the enemy is doing with theirs is ancient. No one yet agrees what it must replaced with. And no one knows how much it will cost, although late last month the Congressional Budget Office issued an estimate of $77 billion.
HASC Dems Press To Resume Korea Wargames; Trump Tweets Vs. Intel Community
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Democrats challenged President Trump over his freeze on US military exercises with South Korea, while Trump lashed out on social media against intelligence officials who questioned his achievements.
Shutdown Snarls DoD’s 2020 Budget; When Will Congress See It?
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UPDATED: Trump Announces Government Reopens For 3 Weeks WASHINGTON: The Pentagon won’t be able to release its fiscal year 2020 budget on Feb. 4 as previously planned because it has been caught up in the melee caused down by the 35-day government shutdown. The budget release could be delayed at least one month. The missed… Keep reading →