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Nuclear Weapons

Rob Reiner says AI-driven disinformation on social media is more destructive than nuclear weapons Nuclear Weapons

Rob Reiner says AI-driven disinformation on social media is more destructive than nuclear weapons

This editor is Gen X and lived through the Cold War, as well as global cooling, African killer bees, acid rain, the hole in the ozone layer, and so much more. It's fun to look back on all the '80s music videos and movies warning of mutually assured destruction; the…
bubmag
July 10, 2023
Ron DeSantis Would Radically Change How U.S. Handles Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Weapons

Ron DeSantis Would Radically Change How U.S. Handles Nuclear Weapons

As part of his battle against the so-called "woke" agenda, Florida governor and 2024 hopeful Ron DeSantis recently vowed to abolish four federal agencies if elected president, including the Department of Energy—which could have major implications for U.S. nuclear capabilities. In a June 28 interview with Fox News's Martha MacCallum,…
bubmag
July 4, 2023
Air Force awards Raytheon $625 million contract for nuclear-hardened satcom terminals Nuclear Weapons

Air Force awards Raytheon $625 million contract for nuclear-hardened satcom terminals

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center awarded Raytheon Technologies a $625 million contract to produce nuclear-hardened satellite communications terminals.  The 11-year contract, announced June 28, is for production of FAB-T terminals used to connect strategic bombers and reconnaissance aircraft with classified military communications satellites.  This was a…
bubmag
June 29, 2023
Belarus Has Independent Control of Nuclear Weapons, Lukashenko Suggests Nuclear Weapons

Belarus Has Independent Control of Nuclear Weapons, Lukashenko Suggests

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday he has instructed his high-ranking officials to develop an "algorithm for the use" of nuclear weapons deployed by Russia. The ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "most" of the tactical nuclear weapons Moscow plans to place in his country have already arrived.…
bubmag
June 28, 2023
Russia Coup: Wagner Troops Preparing To Seize Nuclear Weapons Depots – Atesh Nuclear Weapons

Russia Coup: Wagner Troops Preparing To Seize Nuclear Weapons Depots – Atesh

The Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar partisan movement, Atesh claims that the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) is prepairing to seize nuclear weapons depots in Russia. KanyiDaily recalls that Wagner leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin had mobilized his troops on Friday, accusing the Russian army of launching a rocket attack that allegedly resulted in the…
bubmag
June 24, 2023
Biden says threat of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is ‘real’ Nuclear Weapons

Biden says threat of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is ‘real’

By TREVOR HUNNICUTT and NANDITA BOSE, Reuters Published June 20, 2023 10:51am President Joe Biden on Monday said the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is "real," days after denouncing Russia's deployment of such weapons in Belarus. On Saturday, Biden called Putin's announcement that Russia had…
bubmag
June 20, 2023