updated Fri. January 4, 2019
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Quad-Cities Online
April 22, 2018
Hoyle previously served as the executive officer to the executive deputy of the Army Materiel Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. She is a native of Bay City, Mich., and was commissioned as an ordnance officer following her graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in 1994.
Express.co.uk
April 22, 2018
North Korea has also sent its chemical weapons experts to Syria to help the Assad regime produce a terrifying arsenal of poison gasses and nerve agents ... decades-long military partnership between Syria and North Korea has enabled President Assad to continue his reign of terror with chemical weaponsÃÂ ...
New York Times
April 22, 2018
BEIJING — As the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un prepares for his meetings with the presidents of South Korea and the United States, China has ... a reversal of 70 years of history — remains a long shot, amid doubts about whether the North would agree to relinquish its arsenal of nuclear weapons.
CNBC
April 21, 2018
Davis, who served as an advisor to the Second Republic of Korea Army during his military career, noted that despite Kim's purported nuclear weapons arsenal, the status quo on the Korean peninsula favors the United States and not North Korea. "The U.S. is in a dominant negotiating position because noÃÂ ...
The Hill
April 20, 2018
In light of enormous U.S. trade deficits, it is time for the United States to reciprocate with offset demands of our trading partners. ... Offsets are industrial compensation arrangements demanded (so far only) by foreign governments as a condition for making major purchases, such as military hardware.
Express.co.uk
April 14, 2018
All three nations joined in a coordinated attack on Syria following the chemical weapons outrage in the Damascus suburb of Douma last Saturday, which lef up to 75 people, including children, dead. The missiles were delivered from US, British and French naval platforms in the Red Sea, the NorthernÃÂ ...
CNN
April 14, 2018
The jets took off from RAF Akrotiri, the Royal Air Force base on Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, and targeted a Syrian chemical weapons site in Homs, the British Ministry of ... The Tomahawk cruise missile has been the military's go-to weapon in operations such as the one conducted Saturday. It wasÃÂ ...
Department of Defense
April 13, 2018
U.S., British and French air and naval forces launched attacks against the Syrian government's chemical weapon arsenal in retaliation for the use of such weapons on civilians, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at aÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
April 4, 2018
When the United States engages in nuclear reduction talks with Russia, China's nuclear expansion and modernization should always be borne in mind,” the memo said. In 2009, Obama declared that the U.S. would “seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” The memo wasÃÂ ...
SpaceNews
April 4, 2018
U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten is the nation's top officer in charge of the nuclear arsenal. He's also one of the most outspoken military leaders on the issue ... U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten testifies March 20 before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Credit: DoD/EJ Hersom. How do you see the 'spaceÃÂ ...
The National Interest Online (blog)
April 1, 2018
In a more peaceful universe, the fact that the United States possesses almost 4,000 weapons that can destroy entire cities would be horrifying. But in our universe, it is actually an encouraging sign of how much America's nuclear arsenal has declined since the Cold War.
ABC News
March 27, 2018
A Texas couple was arrested in Massachusetts after police discovered an arsenal in their hotel room and car. Tewksbury police said they found a stockpile of high-powered weapons -- including a bump stock, a silencer and several long guns wrapped in a flight suit -- in a hotel room occupied by FranchoÃÂ ...
CBS Boston / WBZ
March 26, 2018
He also told police that he needed the weapons because he was on a secret mission for the government. When officers arrived, they found several long guns wrapped in a flight suit. A search warrant was granted for the hotel room and the couple's vehicle where more weapons, ammunition and largeÃÂ ...
CNBC
March 26, 2018
President Trump expels 60 Russians from the United States and orders the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle, Washington. The shutdown of the consulate in Seattle is "due to its proximity" to U.S. naval base Kitsap-Bangor, according to administration officials. Experts believe the Navy installationÃÂ ...
WRGB
December 31, 1999
“We're definitely looking to increase our staffing over the next few years,” said Tharp. The Watervliet Arsenal is only one of three U.S. arsenals in the country, and is known as America's oldest Arsenal. According to the Watervliet Arsenal spokesperson, the arsenal currently employs 580 people -- 1 military member and 579ÃÂ ...
The Guardian
December 31, 1999
Meanwhile, the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) agreement is in danger of collapse, amid US accusations of Russian violations of the pact with the development of a new land-based cruise missile, and the Trump administration's threat to develop a similar weapon in response. Both Vladimir Putin, inÃÂ ...
Fox Business
February 13, 2018
In addition to the modernization of the U.S. nuclear arsenal, President Trump said the Department of Defense will be “increasing arsenals of virtually every weapon … We want you to buy twice what you thought at half the price.” Trump also hinted that the administration might look to update the weaponsÃÂ ...
The Independent
February 13, 2018
... expand and update the US nuclear arsenal in “far, far in excess of anybody else," in a departure from nearly 50 years of US policy. “We're going to have the strongest military we've ever had by far,” Mr Trump told reporters. He added that he would increase the country's arsenals of “virtually every weaponÃÂ ...
TeenVogue.com
February 13, 2018
After Trump's speech, the Department of Defense (DoD) released a new Nuclear Posture Review, the first one since 2010, which calls for an increase in our nuclear weapons arsenal to better protect the U.S. against foreign adversaries. Critics have warned that the new U.S. plan and recent efforts by RussiaÃÂ ...
CNN
February 13, 2018
Touting the proposal on Monday, President Donald Trump said the US military would be the strongest it has ever been, including "increasing arsenals of virtually every weapon." The Defense Department's budget is $686 billion, an increase of $80 billion from 2017, which the Pentagon says is primarilyÃÂ ...
Sputnik International
February 11, 2018
The internet is filled with articles about the latest, greatest military hardware, with countries spending billions on research to keep up with rivals. But what about the older, battle-proven equipment that makes up the bulk of most armies? Military observer Andrei Kotz looks at the top five weapons that haveÃÂ ...
CNBC
February 6, 2018
North Korea is only months away from obtaining the capability to hit U.S. territory with a nuclear weapon and must be disarmed, a U.S. envoy said. ... of nuclear weapons and missile capabilities, and expressed explicit threats to use nuclear weapons against the United States and its allies in the region," U.S.ÃÂ ...
KFBB NewsChannel 5
January 20, 2018
It's the job of thousands of people to keep Malmstrom Air Force Base safe but there are a few jobs that just can't be done by humans. With that Malstrom has added a new k-9 to there arsenal. His name is Kay is the newest member of the 341st Security Forces Squadron and this is also his first duty job.
The Sun
January 20, 2018
Cops revealed that they still had NOT identified any motive into the senseless slaughter on October 1 last year – the deadliest mass shooting in US history. ... the attack, ISIS warned the United States that they would attack Las Vegas in June and August and after the attack claimed responsibility four times.”.
Express.co.uk
January 19, 2018
Former CIA analyst Fred Fleitz however warned North Korea will continue to build up its nuclear and missile arsenal in preparation for possible attacks. He said: "We have to think about what's the purpose of North Korea's nuclear deterrent. Is it really just to protect the country? "I think the size of NorthÃÂ ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
January 19, 2018
The U.S. policy draft references Moscow's well-known and ongoing efforts to modernize its nuclear arsenal, including an autonomous torpedo or ... Review, a document crafted by the Defense Department every four years laying out the circumstances under which the United States will use nuclear weapons.
The Hill
January 19, 2018
Despite the NPR critics' claim that all the U.S. needs to do is to modernize our conventional forces, no U.S. or NATO conventional weapon can compare in ... “During the escalation of military conflict, demonstration of readiness and determination to employ non-strategic nuclear weapons capabilities is anÃÂ ...
Inverse
January 12, 2018
On Wednesday, the President of the United States announced in a formal statement that the production and delivery of several F-52 and stealth F-35 jets, the most advanced jet in the U.S. military arsenal. “In November we started delivering the first F-52s and F-35 fighter jets,” said Trump. “We have a total ofÃÂ ...
Task & Purpose
January 12, 2018
A pair of matching Smith & Wesson .38/44 Heavy Duty revolvers that belonged to legendary actor and U.S. Naval Academy reject John Wayne… The “Million ... These are just a handful of the remarkable items up for grabs at an upcoming auction of historic firearms and military paraphernalia. The 685 lotsÃÂ ...
Newsweek
January 12, 2018
A group of veteran nuclear launch officers has pleaded with Congress to restrict President Donald Trump's access to the U.S.'s weapons of mass ... The U.S. military test-fires an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, 130 miles northwest of LosÃÂ ...
Newsweek
January 11, 2018
While the Russian military remains a fraction of its Soviet-era size, Putin's efforts to revolutionize his armed forces into a leading warfighting power capable of tackling conflicts abroad and defending the massive Eurasian country's borders have included a renewed focus on weapons of mass destruction.
U.S. News & World Report
January 5, 2018
Arsenal of Weapons Found at Shooting Suspect's Home. Police in South Dakota investigating a couple drive-by shootings in Iowa say they found dozens of guns, including fully automatic weapons, and thousands of rounds of ammunition in the home of the suspect. Jan. 4, 2018, at 11:33 a.m.. Arsenal of Weapons Found atÃÂ ...
Quad City Times
January 3, 2018
Davenport House and the site of the mostly demolished 1970s housing off the Arsenal's main drag, Rodman Avenue. ... "They're all for military, and they're intended for the enlisted, warrant officer ranks — up to colonel," said Calvin Schmid, project engineer out of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'ÃÂ ...
Newsweek
January 3, 2018
President Donald Trump may have promised a new era for relations between the U.S. and Russia, but the world's two leading military powers have found ... but it is looking to develop a non-nuclear arsenal powerful enough to make the use of weapons of mass destruction unnecessary to thwart an attack.
Vox
January 3, 2018
The leather-clad case contains an outline of the nuclear options available to the president — including possible targets, like military installations or even cities, that the 900 or so nuclear weapons in the US arsenal can hit — and instructions for contacting US military commanders and giving them orders toÃÂ ...
NPR
January 1, 2018
In his annual New Year's address on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States that his country's completed nuclear arsenal is now a button-push away. "The U.S. should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on my table," he said, according to the Associated PressÃÂ ...
NBCNews.com
December 31, 2017
Houston may have averted a tragedy after a drunk, belligerent man was found to have an arsenal of guns in his hotel room as the venue was preparing for a big New Year's Eve celebration. Police discovered the weapons after responding to an incident at the Hyatt Regency Houston where a hotel guestÃÂ ...
The Independent
December 15, 2017
While most weapons in Isis' arsenal were captured from the Syrian and Iraqi armies, Conflict Armament Research (CAR)'s report, published on ... “Iraq and Syria have seen Isis forces use large numbers of weapons, supplied by states such as Saudi Arabia and the United States, against the variousÃÂ ...
Newser
December 15, 2017
(Newser) – Weapons supplied by the US and Saudi governments to Syrian rebel groups landed in the hands of ISIS fighters, in some cases in a matter of just ... "International weapon supplies to factions in the Syrian conflict have significantly augmented the quantity and quality of weapons available to ISÃÂ ...
NBCNews.com
December 14, 2017
CAR says the United States has not yet replied to a trace request for the weapon. Kiesler Police Supply Co., which CAR says brokered the anti-tank missile's sale to the U.S. military, declined to comment. Based on the anti-tank missile tube found in Ramadi and other examples of weapons purchased byÃÂ ...
UN Dispatch
December 5, 2017
The Trump Administration Just Re-Introduced a Controversial Weapon Back into the US Arsenal ... Cluster bombs are back in the U.S. military arsenal. ... The U.S. military's decision to use the “mother of all bombs” in Afghanistan earlier this year–one of the most powerful non-nuclear weapons in the U.S.ÃÂ ...
AL.com
December 31, 1999
A 32-year-old British hacker suspected of breaching networks at Alabama's Redstone Arsenal and other military installations around the country won't be returned to the U.S. to face trial. The London High Court blocked the extradition of Lauri Love, saying it will "deal with the matter ourselves rather thanÃÂ ...
CNN
December 31, 1999
One initiative that could be part of that is the development of a missile defense system that could detect, track and destroy multiple incoming enemy warheads with the launch of a single US missile. RELATED: Trump says he wants nuclear arsenal in 'tip-top shape,' denies desire to increase stockpile.
Newsweek
December 31, 1999
The B83 is the largest nuclear weapon in the U.S. military's stockpile of roughly 6,800 weapons. It has a maximum yield of 1.2 megatons, equivalent to 1,200,000 tons of TNT, making it approximately 80 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the U.S. during World War II,ÃÂ ...
All Things Nuclear
December 4, 2017
Because China's nuclear arsenal is small and kept off alert some Chinese military strategists worry it could be completely wiped out in a single attack. Their US counterparts have told them, in person, that the United States will not rule out attempting a preemptive strike at the beginning of a war. The question ...
CNBC
December 2, 2017
There are signs that North Korea's submarine missile program is expanding as it prepares its second test, adding to the risk that the nuclear-armed country could one day threaten the U.S. or its Asian allies with yet another powerful weapon in its arsenal. Experts suggest North Korea having fully ...
CNN
December 1, 2017
The United States is one of several nations -- including China, Israel, Iran, North Korea, Russia and Saudi Arabia -- that have rejected a ban on the sale ... have violated US export laws but also would raise further questions as to why lawmakers and military officials condone the sale and use of the weapon.
Newsweek
December 1, 2017
North Korea is also believed to have chemical and biological weapon stockpiles that it would likely employ in a war. The United States has condemned other countries, such as Syria, that use those weapons. North Korea's military might be great in size in many respects, but its technology is also outdated, ...
Business Insider
November 22, 2017
Of all weapons in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, the ICBM is the one most likely to cause accidental nuclear war, arms-control specialists say. It is for this reason that a growing number of former defense officials, scholars of military strategy and some members of Congress have begun calling for the elimination of ICBMs.
The National Interest Online (blog)
November 16, 2017
The United States would have caused dreadful pain to uncertain ... America's large arsenal of atomic weapons, and the fleet of strategic ...
