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Nuclear modernization

The process of updating and modernizing nuclear weapons and delivery systems, including in the United States and Russia

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Jan 28, 2026

How did Cold War strategic priorities (e.g., early‑warning systems and base networks) influence U.S. policy toward Greenland after 1945?

priorities—early warning against attack, control of transatlantic air and sea lanes, and the siting of bases and sensors—shaped policy toward from 1945 onward, producing a pattern of bargaining with ,...

Jan 26, 2026

Which National Security Archive documents reveal U.S. nuclear planning or deployments related to Thule Air Base between 1951 and 1968?

declassified collections and associated documents make clear that nuclear planning and deployments connected to are documented across multiple releases: the 1951 “Technical Schedule” to the U.S.– Agre...