The Obama Administration will not deliver the ongoing nuclear posture review to Congress until March, rather than February, the most recent target date. So reported The Cable, an online news service of Foreign Policy Magazine, on Tuesday, saying defense officials need additional time so they may appropriately address the “complex issues under consideration” in the NPR. Just yesterday we reported that the White House was facing some pushback from defense and other national security officials over the projected outcomes of the NPR, the document that will forge future US nuclear weapons policy. At issue are decisions like whether the US should adopt a no-first-use pledge for its nuclear weapons, how many strategic nuclear warheads to maintain, and if it makes sense to alter the existing triad of nuclear delivery systems (long-range bombers, submarine-launched missiles, and land-based missiles).
US Has Struck Over 1,000 Houthi Targets in Renewed Campaign
April 30, 2025
U.S. forces have struck more than 1,000 Houthi targets in Yemen since March 15, U.S. officials said, as the Trump administration’s military campaign against the militants reached the 45-day mark. Dubbed Operation Rough Rider, the campaign has drawn on U.S. Navy and Air Force warplanes and drones. The campaign shows…