The following is the Congressional Research Service, Defense Primer: LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile on Jan. 10, 2023. Read More
Tag Archives: INF
HASC Chair Smith Calls For New National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Policy Review
Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) gold crew returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, following a strategic deterrence patrol on Jan. 11, 2020. US Navy Photo
The House Armed Service Committee chairman’s advice to the incoming Biden administration is to put together a National Defense Strategy in its first six to nine months in office that will provide direction for further review of nuclear policy and budget-building. Read More
Russian Ambassador to U.S. Sees Hope for Nuclear Arms Treaty Extension
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 1:13 a.m. Pacific Time on Oct. 2, 2019. US Air Force Photo
The Russian ambassador to the United States said there is still time to extend the Strategic Arms Control Treaty, due to expire in early February, even despite the upcoming presidential transition. Read More
Report to Congress on New START Treaty
The following is the Oct. 14, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, The New START Treaty:
Central Limits and Key Provisions. Read More
Report to Congress on New START Treaty
The following is the June 10, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, The New START Treaty:
Central Limits and Key Provisions. Read More
Report to Congress on New START Treaty
The following is the Nov. 27, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions. Read More
VIDEO: U.S. Tests First Post-INF, Ground-Based Cruise Missile
The Defense Department conducted a flight test of a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile at San Nicolas Island, Calif. on Aug. 18, 2019. DoD Photo
Over the weekend, the U.S. military fired what appears to be Tomahawk Block IV missile with a range of more than 500 kilometers, likely the first such test of an American missile previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Read More
Report to Congress on New START Treaty
The following is the Sept. 27, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions. Read More
Cotton Talks Tough on Russian Non-Compliance to INF Treaty
Kremlin Photo
Saying “we cannot afford to stand aside” while Russia ignores the 30-year-old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, an outspoken member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said one way to bring the Kremlin into compliance was for Washington to withdraw from two pacts Moscow views as crucial to its security. Read More
Opinion: Putin Continues to Upgrade Military, Challenge New U.S. Administration
The spike in interest in the Russian SSC-X-8 program comes at a time of turmoil in Washington D.C., especially in the wake of the release of Michael Flynn from service as the National Security Adviser. This reflects ongoing, long-term upgrades to Russian military forces as evidenced by State Defense Orders (SDOs) over the last several years. It also reflects a shrewd political challenge to a new President and his Administration. Read More
