The Stealthy F-35 Fighter Jet Is One Step Closer to Carrying Nuclear Weapons When the F-35A receives its full nuclear certification, the Air Force will have a second stealth aircraft in its fleet that...
US Military Eyes Prototype Mobile Nuclear Reactor in Idaho Critics say such microreactors could become targets themselves, including during transportation.
Dozens of House Democrats Call on Biden to Give Up Sole Nuclear Launch Authority Nearly three dozen House Democrats are arguing that no single person should wield apocalyptic military power.
Who Was the Designated Survivor for the Inauguration? Outgoing Administration Doesn't Say There were two designated survivors for Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration.
The Military Can’t Legally Curb a President's Access to Nuclear Codes, Experts Say Pelosi called Gen. Mark Milley to discuss what she described as precautions to prevent Trump from accessing nuclear codes.
Launch of E-6 Nuclear Command Plane Not Tied to Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis: Pentagon The E-6B serves as an airborne communications relay between the DoD's National Command Authority and U.S. nuclear forces.
COVID-19 Quarantines Not Hurting Nuclear Readiness, STRATCOM Chief Says The head of U.S. Strategic Command said the coronavirus outbreak has had no impact on the nuclear triad's readiness.
Is It Time to Withdraw US Nuclear Weapons from Incirlik? According to U.S. government sources, Erdogan has warned the U.S. against removing the nuclear devices from Incirlik.
Navy's 'Doomsday' Plane Hits a Bird, Suffers $2M in Damages An E-6B Mercury, a nuclear command-and-control plane, hit the bird at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Oct. 2.
US Nuclear Weapons at Incirlik Safe, Trump Says Trump also said it was highly unlikely that the presence of the weapons would lead to a confrontation with Turkey.
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...