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Flight tests begin on US Air Force’s new ‘doomsday plane’
Flight tests for the E-4C Survivable Airborne Operations Control are being held in Dayton, Ohio, aerospace firm Sierra Nevada Corp. said.
Cotton nominated to run Air Force’s nuclear enterprise at pivotal time
If confirmed, Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton would be the first Black man to run Air Force Global Strike Command.
Biden, Putin set consultations on updating nuclear pact
Putin said he and Biden agreed to begin negotiations on nuclear talks to potentially replace the New START treaty limiting nuclear weapons after it expires in 2026.
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
Biden-Putin meeting could set stage for new era in arms control
The fabric of arms control has been fraying, notably with the abandonment in 2019 — first by Washington, then by Moscow — of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
NATO members set to say they won’t deploy land-based nukes in Europe
NATO allies are poised to officially oppose the alliance deploying ground-based nuclear missiles in Europe, Defense News has learned.
By Joe Gould
Biden nuclear nominee would continue Trump-era plutonium pit production plans
President Biden’s nominee to oversee nuclear warhead development says the U.S. should continue plans to ramp up production of plutonium cores, a key component used in nuclear weapons.
By Joe Gould
US Navy says it met Idaho deadline on spent nuclear fuel
The U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program said it has completed putting into dry storage all the spent fuel that was in water pool storage before Jan. 1, 2017.
Surviving members of Hitler’s Third Reich speak in chilling new documentary ‘Final Account’
"Final Account" hits theaters May 21.
Air Force to focus 2022 construction funds on Europe, Pacific and nukes
The Air Force plans to funnel next year’s military construction dollars toward bolstering its facilities across Europe and the Indo-Pacific, as well as preparing to bring on a new generation of nuclear weapons, officials told lawmakers Tuesday.
Alcohol made near Chernobyl’s exclusion zone seized by Ukrainian authorities
1,500 bottles of Atomik, an alcoholic spirit made by apples grown near the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant, were confiscated.
By Sarah Sicard
Decision on Minuteman missile to shape US nuclear policy for decades
The head of U.S. Strategic Command says Minuteman is so old that Air Force technicians have had to perform magic to keep it fully functional.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press