The following is the April 7, 2021 Congressional Research Service Insight Report, The Open Skies Treaty: Background and Issues. Read More
Tag Archives: STRATCOM
STRATCOM: Pentagon ‘Going Too Slow’ to Counter Commercial Drone Threats to Nuclear Sites
An Immersion Vortex 250 drone collides with the end of the spray from a water cannon, part of the counter-unmanned aerial system solution. US Air Force Photo
The military is moving too slowly to protect U.S. nuclear sites from the threat of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, the commander of the Pentagon’s strategic forces told lawmakers on Wednesday. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces
The following is the Feb. 10, 2017 Congressional Research Service report: U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces
The following is the Sept. 27, 2016 Congressional Research Service report: U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces
The following is the March 10, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues. Read More
Congress Concerned by Russian Open Skies Surveillance Flights Over U.S.
A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 surveillance aircraft in 2008.
Russian overflights of the United States under the Treaty on Open Skies, using advanced digital cameras, drew congressional concern as the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday took testimony on the threat from strategic programs to the homeland being carried out by Russia, North Korea and Iran. Read More
Document: U.S. Strategic Command 2016 Posture Statement
The following is the Feb. 24, 2016 U.S. Strategic Command posture statement to Congress from STRATCOM head Adm. Cecil Haney. Read More
STRATCOM Haney Concerned About Russian Surveillance Flights Over U.S.
US Air Force F-22 Raptor escorting a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 Bear bomber in 2011. US Air Force Photo
With improved surveillance capabilities in Russia’s aircraft, its over flights of the United States drew close congressional scrutiny and open concern from the head of U.S. Strategic Command on Wednesday. Read More
U.S. STRATCOM Commander Haney Defends U.S. Nuclear Triad
Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, delivers remarks as guest speaker during a change of command ceremony for Commander, Submarine Forces aboard the attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN-750) on Sept. 11, 2015. US Navy Photo
Maintaining and modernizing the nation’s nuclear triad isn’t debatable even in times of tight budgets said the officer in charge of U.S. strategic forces on Friday Read More
STRATCOM CO: Next Air Force ICBM, Navy Sub Launched Ballistic Missile Could Have More in Common
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test in 2013. US Air Force Photo
The U.S. Air Force and Navy are working to include more commonality in their next batch of nuclear tipped ballistic missiles, the head of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) told reporters on Thursday. Read More
