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Air Force Strengthens Nuclear Deterrence Operations
WASHINGTON: New initiatives underway within the Air Force to consolidate commands, modernize systems and strengthen personnel emphasize nuclear security. “Nuclear deterrence underpins all of our freedom of movement everywhere,” Maj. Gen. Donald Alston, the service’s assistant chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration told bloggers and online journalists yesterday during a DoDLive Bloggers [...]
Russia to test its nuclear deterrent with supercomputers
SAROV: Russia’s Security Council will discuss a series of projects on the development of supercomputers to test the effectiveness of the country’s nuclear deterrent, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. “Under the global ban on nuclear tests, we can only use computer-assisted simulations to ensure the reliability of Russia’s nuclear deterrent,” Medvedev said at a [...]
US, Japan agree to set up official talks on nuclear deterrence
Tokyo: The United States on Saturday agreed with Japan to set up an official talks on ways to boost the nuclear deterrence it provides to protect Tokyo as tensions continue with North Korea, a senior official said. The US delegation — led by Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, [...]


