WASHINGTON (NNS 6/19/2013) -- The Navy is moving forward to open all positions previously closed to the assignment of women, continuing in the Department of Defense's rescission of 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule. Navy's implementation plan, submitted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey and acknowledged by Defense Secretary … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Obama Calls for Further Cuts in Nuclear Arms
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 – President Barack Obama today announced his intention to seek deeper cuts in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, provided Russia is willing to negotiate similar reductions. In an address before several thousand people at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, Obama said a comprehensive review has determined America can ensure its own safety and that of its … [Read more...]
Army Tests Lethality Against Moving Targets with New Software Model
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 18, 2013) -- Military analysts now have a tool that brings together unprecedented modeling and simulation features to help them better choose, or build weapons to overpower future threats. Such features allow military researchers to analyze, for example, how a grenade, artillery round or any other weapon performs -- or falls short -- against … [Read more...]
Nuclear Weapons Employment Strategy of the United States
6/19/2013 - Today, the President announced new guidance that aligns U.S. nuclear policies to the 21st century security environment. This is the latest in a series of concrete steps the President has made to advance his Prague agenda and the long-term goal of achieving the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. Following the release of the 2010 Nuclear … [Read more...]
Above the Drone: Satellite Technology and the Military
Satellites have long been closely associated with the military. We're taking a look at this connection and how it has grown recently. It may quite accurately be said that into the dreams of scientists, the heavy tread of military boots soon follows. Throughout a range of scientific disciplines, from physics to meteorology, military funding is often the prime driver behind … [Read more...]