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Well before U.S. President Donald Trump ran for the White House, he was thinking about nuclear weapons and aspired to be the person who addressed their dangers.
In each U.S. administration, author Joel Wit analyzes those officials who believed it was possible to find a diplomatic solution to the North Korean problem and those whose skepticism was unbound.
Neither Iran nor the United States appears willing to take the first step to begin talks.
One day President Donald Trump said he may sell Tomahawks to Ukraine but five days later, he rejected the Ukrainian request.
Trump Says U.S. Will Resume Nuclear Testing
Space Force Seeks Space Interceptor Prototypes
Calls to upload reserve strategic warheads to existing U.S. delivery systems and for large future expansions of U.S. strategic forces are major impediments to the negotiation of a follow-on to the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. There are alternatives to a strategic forces build-up to achieve the foreign policy goals of the United States.
The UN's First Committee meets under new organizational rules while Trump weighs Russian proposal on New START, the Pentagon briefs Congress on Golden Dome, a bipartisan delegation visits China, the TPNW crosses a significant threshold, and more.
A series of wargames conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology went against the recommendations of war hawks who favor a nuclear weapons buildup.
The GAO finding calls into question previous statements by U.S. Air Force officials that the missile’s service life could not be extended.
Leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to talks if Washington drops its demand for denuclearization.
The military is seeking vast numbers of cheap, disposable drones along with fewer highly capable but more expensive unmanned combat vehicles.
The U.S. is seeking to become the world’s premier drone provider instead of ceding that space to China or Turkey.
Guam Missile Defense System Receives Go-Ahead
Russia offers to continue adhering by the central limits of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty for one year after expiry. The Arms Control Association welcomes the move by Russian President Vladimir Putin and encourages President Donald Trump to reciprocate.