Nuclear
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Nov- 2023 -7 November
US, China Hold Rare Talks on Nuclear Arms Control
The United States and China held rare talks on nuclear arms control, a new step to ease mistrust ahead of an expected presidential summit next week.
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5 November
Russia Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
Russia successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads from one of its submarines.
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2 November
Putin Revokes Russia’s Ratification of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law revoking Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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Oct- 2023 -30 October
US to Build New, ‘Highly Destructive’ Nuclear Gravity Bomb
The US Department of Defense has announced plans to build a more sophisticated variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb.
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20 October
Amentum, Aptim to Decommission US Army Nuclear Facility in Alaska
The US Army has awarded Amentum and Aptim a contract to decommission and dismantle the SM-1A Reactor Facility in Fort Greely, Alaska.
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20 October
China Says Nuclear Weapons Only Intended for ‘Self-Defense’
Beijing stressed its nuclear program was only intended for self-defense, insisting nations had nothing to fear as long as they did not threaten China.
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17 October
Russia Moves to Revoke Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Russian lawmakers voted to revoke Moscow's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, moving closer to abandoning an agreement that outlaws nuclear weapons testing.
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17 October
US B-52 Bomber Lands at South Korean Air Base
A nuclear-weapons-capable B-52 bomber landed in South Korea, in the latest show of US support for longtime ally Seoul in the face of North Korean military threats.
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16 October
Congressional Commission Says US Must Be Ready for Simultaneous Wars
A US congressional commission has called for the US to prepare for a “new reality” of facing two nuclear peer adversaries with “ambitions to change the international status quo.”
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4 October
US Air Force Taps Three Companies for Nuclear Fission Spacecraft
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded contracts to three companies to develop nuclear fission technology for spacecraft.
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