The nuclear weapons ban treaty proposed by the United Nations is “just not realistic,” Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti told Congress Tuesday. In testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, the commander of US forces in Europe said that North Korea’s nuclear activities are repeatedly in “violation of UN sanctions and resolutions” and that Russia is “aggressively improving their modernization of their nuclear weapons.” In such a global security environment, the US cannot consider giving up its nuclear deterrent, though he said “it’s something we would all like to see.” His comments came the day after US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley told repo?rters that the US would join nearly 40 other countries, including Britain and France, who are not attending talks on the nuclear weapons ban treaty at the UN this week.
New B-52 Radar Makes First Flight
Dec. 12, 2025
The Air Force’s radar modernization effort for the B-52 Stratofortress entered flight testing recently, a “milestone” for the once over-budget system that senior leaders call the start of a new era for the Cold War bomber.
