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Navy Set to Deploy a New Breed of Sailor

(Dec. 9) -- A critical part of the U.S. nuclear arsenal is about to get an elite guard force. Specially trained dolphins will be deployed in January to the Naval Base Kitsap in Washington state, where the mammals will help protect Trident submarines. They reason for using the dolphins is simple: So far, the U.S. Navy...

Panel Finds Against Bush-Era Plan for New Nukes

(Nov. 20) -- Another aspect of Bush defense policy has quietly been undone, courtesy of an expert panel that determined the current arsenal of nuclear weapons has plenty of life left in it. The findings are a direct blow to proponents of building a new nuclear warhead, who have argued that potential flaws in the current...