The U.S. Air Force must modernize its aging arsenal of B-61 and B-83 thermonuclear freefall bombs if the nation is to maintain its deterrence, especially against emerging atomic powers, service…
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Update U.S. Nukes Or Face Consequences, Experts Warn
November 28, 2011 • In the News • Original: Defense News
Defense Spending Continuing Resolution Looms
November 28, 2011 • In the News • Original: Aviation Week
Prospects for wrapping up the defense spending bill for fiscal 2012 by the Dec. 16 deadline are dimming. Defense is currently being funded through a continuing resolution along with much…
Republicans See Opportunity To Beat Obama With Pentagon Cuts
November 25, 2011 • In the News • Original: The Hill
The potential for $1 trillion in cuts to the defense budget is thrusting the issue of national security back into the spotlight of the 2012 presidential race. The cuts, set…
Analyst: Weapons Programs Easiest Target for Defense Budget Cuts
November 23, 2011 • In the News • Original: The Hill
As the Pentagon eyes programs to face the budget axe, weapons programs will be the easiest targets for quick cuts, a budget analyst said Wednesday. Todd Harrison, a senior fellow…
Fight Is Just Beginning Over Cuts In Defense
November 22, 2011 • In the News • Original: Wall Street Journal
The failure of the supercommittee to reach a deficit deal will likely trigger what Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has called a “doomsday” scenario for the Pentagon: sweeping cuts that would…