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Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev once said that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.” Yet the US defense leadership’s methodical messaging to promotes the perception that a nuclear war can be won and fought. Given the risk to humankind, this messaging warrants a spotlight, especially given the current crisis in Ukraine.
This Nuclear Notebook examines China’s nuclear arsenal, which has now surpassed France’s as the world’s third largest. The authors estimate that China's stockpile now includes roughly 350 operational warheads with more in production. The stockpile is projected to increase further in the next decade but remains significantly smaller than that of Russia or the United States.
B-21 Stealth Bomber Update: Set to Fly Next Year? The first serial B-21s are expected to begin operations in the mid-2020s. The current target is to have at least one hundred of the B-21 Raiders in service by the early 2030s to replace the aging fleet of Air Force bombers. It has been a busy month for Air Force Gen. Timothy Ray, the head of the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command. He took part in a very special tour, one that involved seeing the progress that is being made on the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider. The aircraft’s first flight could still be a year away, but Gen. Ray made the ...
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Air Force begins clearing B-1Bs to fly as safety inspections continue May 6 A transient B-1B bomber from the 7th Bomb Wing out of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, sits on the RAF Mildenhall flight line in July 2012. ( 2nd Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Air Force) The Air Force is beginning to return B-1B bombers to the air after grounding the entire fleet last month to investigate a fuel system issue. Some Lancers resumed flight operations Monday, about two weeks after Air Force Global Strike Command ordered the fleet of 57 aircraft to stand down for safety inspections. The service declined to say...
VANDENBERG IR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A planned test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was aborted before launch Wednesday