The U.S. Air Force began work on another new nuclear bomb, referred to as the Nuclear Delivery System Air-Delivered, in fiscal year 2025. According to budget documents, the weapon is designed …

National Nuclear Security Administration Missions The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Stockpile One of NNSA’s core missions is to ensure the United States maintains a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear stockpile …

Oct 27, 2022 · The 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS) details the Department’s path forward into that decisive decade—from helping to protect the American people, to promoting global security, to …

The E-6B model deployed in October 1998 has the ability to remotely control Minuteman ICBMs using the Airborne Launch Control System. The E-6B replaced Air Force EC-135Cs in the Looking Glass …

May 22, 2026 · Lieutenant General Jason T. Hinds is Commander, Allied Air Command headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany; and Director, Joint Air Power Competence Centre at Kalkar, Germany.

1 day ago · The 156-page assessment examined how a potential conflict over Taiwan could unfold across multiple military domains. The report warned that both sides could target critical command, …

In the United States, leadership decisions are communicated to the nuclear forces via an intricate Nuclear Command and Control System (NCCS). The NCCS provides the President of the United …

According to DOD, “U.S. [NC3] is necessary to ensure the authorized employment and/or termination of nuclear weapons operations, to secure against accidental, inadvertent, or unauthorized access, and …

Defense Primer: Command and Control of Nuclear Forces U.S. President has sole authority to authorize the use of U.S. nuclear weap ns. This authority is inherent in his constitutional role as Commander in …