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A test version of the new B61-12 guided nuclear bomb to be deployed in Europe as part of a modernization program. Photo from a video by Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Griffith.

What the new posture review says—and does not say—about the future of nuclear weapons

By Victor Gilinsky | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Ready, aim, fired: Can Biden rescue the Nuclear Posture Review?

By Stephen I. Schwartz | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

The US military tests a missile in the ocean.

Pandemic spending will force US defense budget cuts—some of which should come from nuclear weapons programs

By Lawrence J. Korb | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

The Jetsons

Why do so many Pentagon projects go so far over budget? The Jetsons explain.

By Wendy J. Jordan | Nuclear Risk, Opinion

As technology goes democratic, nations lose military control

By Ben FitzGerald, Jacqueline Parziale | Special Topics, Technology and Security