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Nuclear security agency still in early stages of weapons cybersecurity, watchdog says

U.S. Government Accountability Office finds nuclear security agency and its contractors still in early stages of identifying operational technologies and nuclear weapons IT systems.

Jun 12, 2023 By Madison Alder

Space Force will likely add a component to Cyber Command, senior official says

Cyber Command is already helping the new military service assess how to better perform assured missions associated with critical networks.

May 19, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy speaks with Airmen during an all-call at Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 7, 2017. (Air Force photo)

AI needs humans ‘on the loop’ not ‘in the loop’ for nuke detection, general says

“What we have to get away from is ... 'human in the loop,' or sometimes 'the human is the loop,'” said Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy.

Feb 14, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

The El Capitan supercomputer. (Department of Energy)

New supercomputer will let nuclear security agency do ‘1.5 quintillion calculations per second’

Imagine a computer that can do 1,500,000,000,000,000,000 calculations every second. It's coming to the Lawrence Livermore National Lab in 2022.

Aug 13, 2019 By Jackson Barnett

Scientists watch soldiers sample simulated leaking chemical weapons in an underground facility in order to get a better idea of both the bulky protective gear soldiers must wear as well as the dark, constrained environments they sometimes work in. (Photo by Stacy Smenos, Dugway Proving Ground)

DOD wants to use virtual reality to train troops for nuclear threats

The Pentagon wants to use AR and VR to equip troops with the skills to be ready to fight in a nuclear war.

Jul 8, 2019 By Jackson Barnett

Airmen from the 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron prepare a reentry system for removal from a launch facility, Feb. 2, 2018, in the F. E. Warren Air Force Base missile complex. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency issued a Broad Agency Agreement on April 16 seeking new nuclear threat technology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Braydon Williams)

Defense agency calls for new nuclear detection tech

The DOD’s key agency for combating weapons of mass destruction is requesting new technology solutions to detect a nuclear attack.

Apr 16, 2018 By Carten Cordell

Cybersecurity a rising concern in protecting nuclear stockpile

Hacking is quickly becoming the greatest threat to nuclear security efforts domestic and abroad, experts said at a conference last week.

Jun 10, 2015