Trident II (D-5) missile underwater launch. © PHOTO : US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
US President-elect Joe Biden will face a slew of tough issues left over from the Trump administration, with perhaps none bearing greater weight than the US’ nuclear weapons policies.
Under US President Donald Trump, billions of dollars have been pumped into revamping the US nuclear arsenal and introducing new nuclear weapons into the stockpile, while the US has withdrawn from, or done nothing to stop the expiration of, key arms limitation treaties designed to reduce the risk of nuclear war.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 27, 2020
Biden’s First Move on Nuclear Weapons -- Defense One
Report to Congress on US Strategic Nuclear Weapons -- USNI News
New in 2021: Biden’s defense secretary pick faces some hurdles -- Military Times
F-35: Strengthening U.S. Alliances With 5th Generation Interoperability -- Scott Swift & Philip Breedlove, RCD
AF Says Lasers Are Being Field Tested, But NOT THOR Or Other Microwave Weapon -- Breaking Defense
New in 2021: The Corps is going to get smaller -- Marine Times
Biden Defense Team Inherits Navy Robotic Warship Research Aimed At Deterring And Defeating China -- Forbes
This year, Norfolk’s Battleship has more lights than Disneyland -- We Are The Mighty
Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Arrives at US Bases in Japan for Priority Inoculations -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes
Obesity and Other Problems Barring Teens from Military Service Need National Attention, Leaders Say -- Military.com
New in 2021: Will you be getting orders to an Arctic base? -- Military Times
European allies to tap brakes on any rush to cyber 'war' with Russia -- Washington Examiner
The Chinese Navy Has A Command Problem -- Forbes
Tech Giants Are Giving China a Vital Edge in Espionage -- Zach Dorfman, Foreign Policy
Japan Going Ahead With ‘Godzilla’ Fighter Jet -- Bradley Perrett, The Strategist
U.S. Should Station New First Fleet in Australia -- Salvatore Babones, The Australian
Duterte threatens to end US military pact if no vaccines -- Nikkei Asian Review
Military Chopper Crashes in North Pakistan, Killing All 4 -- Military.com/AP
How Israel, the US combined media, military power to prevent war -- Jerusalem Post
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