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Jan- 2024 -

22 January

Military trucks loaded with warheads capable of carrying a nuclear charge during a parade on Red Square in Moscow

Belarus’ New Military Doctrine Features Nuclear Weapons

Belarus has adopted a new military doctrine that permits the use of nuclear weapons in case of armed aggression against the Republic.

Dec- 2023 -

22 December

Americas

Joe Saballa

Pentagon Taps Israel’s StemRad for Gamma Radiation Shield

The US Department of Defense has awarded a $4.5-million contract to StemRad to produce gamma radiation shields for American troops.

22 December

Nuclear

Rojoef Manuel

North Korea Nuclear Reactor May Be Operational: IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency suspects North Korea may have launched a new operational nuclear reactor in Yongbyon.

Nov- 2023 -

22 November

Land

Sgt Craig Roebuck and Spc Minji Kang, survey team members from the Dismounted Chemical Reconnaissance Platoon, 10th Mountain Division participate in a training exercise at the Colonie Fire Training Center in Latham, NY, Nov 17th. During the exercise, Chemical, Nuclear, Radioactive, and Nuclear (CBRN) Specialists from Fort Drum went through training scenarios designed to familiarize them with certain equipment, expand their knowledge in responding to a CBRN situation, and to build a relationship with the New York National Guard's 2nd Civil Support Team, whose members were present to facilitate the training and offer support and mentorship. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army, National Guard Conduct Hazardous Mission Training in New York

The US Army and New York National Guard have conducted a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear exercise in Latham.

13 November

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

S. Korea, US Revise Deterrence Agreement to Counter North Korea

US and South Korean defense chiefs updated a key military agreement against nuclear-armed North Korea for the first time in a decade as they hailed their "stronger than ever" alliance.

5 November

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile

Russia successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads from one of its submarines.

Oct- 2023 -

30 October

Nuclear

Joe Saballa

US to Build New, ‘Highly Destructive’ Nuclear Gravity Bomb

The US Department of Defense has announced plans to build a more sophisticated variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb.

20 October

Nuclear

Rojoef Manuel

Amentum, Aptim to Decommission US Army Nuclear Facility in Alaska

The US Army has awarded Amentum and Aptim a contract to decommission and dismantle the SM-1A Reactor Facility in Fort Greely, Alaska.

16 October

Americas

Juster Domingo

Congressional Commission Says US Must Be Ready for Simultaneous Wars

A US congressional commission has called for the US to prepare for a “new reality” of facing two nuclear peer adversaries with “ambitions to change the international status quo.”

4 October

Space