Policy
Air Force fires head of Sentinel ICBM program
Spokesman says Col. Charles Clegg's removal "is not directly related" to the program's ballooning costs.
Ideas
It’s not too late to cancel the Pentagon’s next ICBM
Axing Sentinel would save hundreds of billions of dollars—and make America safer.
Policy
As new ICBMs' cost soars, a few lawmakers are trying to rein it in
A congressional working group on nuclear arms will hold a hearing in July on the budget-busting program.
Policy
Defense One Radio, Ep. 153: Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 2: China and the Indo-Pacific
Why is the region in the middle of an arms race? And what do analysts think China is really spending on its military?
Threats
Russian space nuke could render low-Earth orbit unusable for a year, US official says
Pentagon’s space-policy leader noted with concern Moscow’s recent veto of a UN resolution against putting nuclear weapons in space.
Defense Systems
Air Force picks the builder of its next Doomsday planes
Sierra Nevada gets a $13 billion contract to replace the E-4B Nighthawk by 2036.
Threats
Chinese space, nuclear development is ‘breathtakingly fast,’ DOD officials warn
Heads of STRATCOM, Space Command discuss growing nuclear, space dangers.
Science & Tech
Is Russia putting an anti-satellite nuke in space?
A long-ago U.S. test showed the kind of havoc that could wreak in orbit.
Business
The race is on to prepare Australia for nuclear subs
“There has been a hiatus where we weren’t all paying attention. Now we’ve got to catch up,” a UK shipbuilding exec says.
Threats
Russia rejects US proposal for negotiations on nuclear arms control
Despite several outreach attempts by Washington, Moscow has made no specific proposals on arms control since January 2022, a senior U.S. official said.
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