Pacific nuclear legacy overshadows US talks in Marshall Islands
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DefenceTalkMarshall Islands officials say they are ready to resume talks with the United States this week on renewing a long-standing economic and security deal, provided Washington addresses grievances stemming from the testing of nuclear weapons on the Pacific archipelago more than 70 years ago. The United States detonated 67 nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pacific-nuclear-legacy-overshadows-us-talks-in-marshall-islands-79579/
US reveals nuclear bomb numbers after Trump blackout
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DefenceTalkThe US State Department published on Tuesday the number of nuclear warheads the country stockpiles for the first time in four years, after former president Donald Trump placed a blackout on the data. As of September 30, 2020, the US military maintained 3,750 active and inactive nuclear warheads, down by 55 from a year earlier […]