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The Arms Race Goes Hypersonic

IN THIS ISSUE: The arms race goes hypersonic, short-sighted on nuclear policy, Navy probing alleged cheating on nuke reactor work, N. Korea assembled Chinese transporter-erector-launchers, IAEA presses Iran on rare isotope, for Air Force Officers, the long wait for a nuclear attack can be a bore.

Published on February 4, 2014

The Arms Race Goes Hypersonic

James Acton | Foreign Policy

There's one area of military technology you've probably never heard of, where a new and potentially dangerous arms race is brewing and where a crisis could touch off rapid and uncontrollable escalation.

Short-Sighted on Nuclear Policy

Pravin Sawhney | Pioneer

The policy of 'credible minimum deterrence', which was framed by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government, has been altered surreptitiously, with dangerous implications, under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s watch.

Navy Probing Alleged Cheating on Nuke Reactor Work

Robert Burns | Associated Press

The Navy is investigating alleged cheating on tests by senior enlisted sailors training on naval nuclear reactors at Charleston, S.C., officials said Tuesday.

Where North Korea Assembled Its Chinese Transporter-Erector-Launchers

Jeffrey Lewis, Melissa Hanham, and Amber Lee | 38 North

It is hard to believe that the Chinese were not aware that North Korea would use the vehicle chassis for its illicit missile program.

Pentagon Selects Four Candidates for Possible East Coast Interceptor Site

Global Security Newswire

The Pentagon on Friday said it had narrowed the field of East Coast locations to host a potential missile-interceptor site down to four, eliminating a Vermont base.

For Air Force Officers, the Long wait For a Nuclear Attack Can Be a Bore

Walter Pincus | Washington Post

It's not stress, drugs or cheating on proficiency tests that's the problem for about 550 Air Force officers who serve 24-hour shifts in capsules 60 feet underground.

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