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US declassifies nuclear stockpile data

The US had 3,748 warheads in its nuclear stockpile as of September 2023, new government data shows The US has declassified data on its nuclear stockpile, which consisted of 3,748 warheads as of September 2023, according to a new document released by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Friday. The NNSA fact sheet indicated […]

Pentagon fielding new tech to knock out Chinese and Russian satellites – Bloomberg

Washington is close to boosting its offensive counterspace capability with new ground-based jammers designed to temporarily disable satellites deployed by Moscow and Beijing, Bloomberg wrote on Friday, citing sources in the US Space Force (USSF). Having already tested the new systems earlier this year, the US will deploy 11 of 24 Remote Modular Terminal jammers […]