How many nuclear weapons does the US have?

President Donald Trump has said that, while he would prefer that no country have nuclear weapons, he would like to see the U.S. have superiority in the number of weapons and that they be in "tip-top shape". So, exactly how many nuclear weapons does the United States have? And what is the U.S. doing to modernize its arsenal? As of September 2015, the United States has a total of 4,571 warheads in its nuclear weapons stockpile, according to a State Department official.

Undersea Rescue Command and Chilean Navy to Kick Off Chilemar VII

Undersea Rescue Command and the Chilean Navy will conduct CHILEMAR VII, a bilateral exercise designed to demonstrate interoperability between the U.S. submarine rescue system and Chilean submarines on October 16. The exercise will take place off the coast of Talcauhano, Chile. Chilean submarine CS O'Higgins and URC will practice a rescue scenario which demonstrates URC's submarine rescue capabilities by mobilizing and employing the Remotely Operated Vehicle and the Submarine Rescue Chamber .

Marines invited to Marine Corps birthday celebration in Manchester

The Manchester Expeditionary Brigade, a group of local volunteers, will host a celebration of the 242nd U.S. Marine Corps birthday at the Executive Court Banquet Facility in Manchester on Friday, Nov. 10. Each year on Nov. 10, regardless of location, Marines pause to observe the Marine Corps birthday, often sharing a meal followed by birthday cake ... (more)

Analyzing Huntington Ingalls Industries

Huntington Ingalls Industries and American Science & Engineering are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Report: Trump Demanded The Military Give Him Nukes, Lots Of Nukes

The mushroom cloud of the first test of a hydrogen bomb, "Ivy Mike", as photographed on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in 1952, by a member of the United States Air Force's Lookout Mountain 1352d Photographic Squadron. The top secret film studio, then located in Hollywood,California, produced thousands of classified films for the Depatment of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission beginning in 1947.

Exclusive – US warship sails near islands Beijing claims in South China Sea: US officials

A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three U.S. officials told Reuters, even as President Donald Trump's administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North Korea's missile and nuclear programs. FILE PHOTO: USS Chafee, a US Navy destroyer which operates 100 percent on biofuel, sails about 150 miles north of the island of Oahu during the RIMPAC Naval exercises off Hawaii July 18,2012.

Couple married 75 years dies in wildfires: ‘They were happy right up until the last minute,’ son says

An elderly Napa County couple found dead from the devastating wildfires sweeping Northern California "were happy right up until the last minute," one of thei... -- Britt Harris was married to her husband, Chris Harris, for less than one year before he died while deployed with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.Just one week bef... MANHATTAN, Kan. - Recent years have seen increased enthusiasm for specialty crop agriculture, and opportunities for growth exist in this sector of agriculture throughout Kan... LINCOLN, Neb.

Fall in WNY: 8 cooler-weather water safety tips from New York Sea Grant

As cooler weather arrives, New York Sea Grant Extension of Cornell University offers eight tips that water enthusiasts, particularly those who kayak, canoe or use a rowboat, as well as stream and ice anglers, can follow to enhance their seasonal water safety. Water that is less than 70 degrees Fahrenheit can lower body temperature and lead to life-threatening hypothermia.

General Pledges ‘Tidal Wave’ Of Bombs To Rain Down In Afghanistan

Pfc. Samuel Corsolini, a gunner assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, pulls security with other Pathfinders as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off after unloading his team and members of 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Patrol Special Weapons And Tactics Team during a vehicle interdiction as part of Operation Pranoo Verbena in order to disrupt Taliban operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 16. US Army/Flickr The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan vowed a new wave of helicopter strikes by the Afghan National Security Forces on Taliban insurgents after the delivery of dozens of UH-60 black hawk helicopters, in a joint Saturday appearance with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.