The United States Air Force has successfully tested its first prototype hypersonic missile, the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW.
"By Brett Tingleyn published December 13, 2022
The exact speed of the AGM-183A isn't known, although some have alleged it might reach Mach 20.
by Kyoungeun Cha, who works for the Peace Network in South Korea."The U.S. and South Korean government are expanding their military alliance, and if the naval base on Jeju Island is set up, the U.S. navy will use the base to monitor China’s naval power. B
09TELAVIV2757 2009-12-22 09:09 SECRET Embassy Tel Aviv: MOD Political-Military Chief Amos Gilad described recent Russian cooperation on Iran as encouraging, but expressed reservations that Russia would join in any sanctions against Iran. He explained
The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing to use plutonium-based (or MOX--mixed oxide) fuel in commercial nuclear reactors. In addition, the DOE is producing tritium for nuclear weapons in civilian reactors operated by Tennessee Valley Authority. These f
The Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures (SANE) Act of 2012 will: • Cut the current fleet of nuclear submarines from 12 operational at sea to eight operational at sea ($3 billion savings) • Delay the purchase of new nuclear submarines ($17 billion savings) • Reduce the number of ICBMs ($6 billion savings) • End the nuclear missions of air bombers (up to $17 billion savings) • Delay new bomber program ($18 billion savings) • Cancel new, wasteful nuclear weapons facilities ($15 billion savings)
Hans M Kristensen: "In addition to modernizing the warheads and the production complex, the Obama administration has also pledged to spend “well over 100 billion dollars” on modernizing some of the missiles, submarines and bombers designed to deliver the warheads."
"... 4 phases, boost, ascent, mid-course and terminal, each corresponding to a different phase of the threat ballistic missile flight regime.... the geography of each defended area dictates the types of systems that can be employed... Alternatively activities are categorized in 5 "blocks". For example, block 4.0 is "Defend Allies and Deployed Forces in Europe from Limited Iranian Long-Range Threats and Expand Protection of U.S. Homeland". It includes the US missile defense complex in Poland to be constructed, and the European Mid-course Radar (EMR) currently located at the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll, to be modified and relocated to the Czech Republic.
NYT 8.8.2012: "The United States and its Arab allies are knitting together a regional missile defense system across the Persian Gulf to protect cities, oil refineries, pipelines and military bases from an Iranian attack, according to government officials and public documents. "