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The Pentagon is pushing for speed, but sloppy weapons testing is slowing it down, watchdog says

The Pentagon wants to get troops new weapons faster, but its testing isn't following best practices, according to a new government watchdog report. Current policies have often focused on looking for ...
Science News

Here’s the science behind nuclear weapons testing

Nuclear weapons haven’t been tested in the United States since 1992. Find out why, and what could happen if the hiatus ends.
USNI

GAO Report on Weapon Systems Testing

The Department of Defense (DOD) identified test and evaluation modernization as a crucial part of its effort to get capabilities to warfighters faster. DOD organizations, including the Office of the ...
The New York Times

Russia Says It Didn’t Test Nuclear Weapons, but Would if the U.S. Did

Dmitri S. Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, told Russian news agencies that recent drone and missile tests were not nuclear weapons tests. By Nataliya Vasilyeva In response to President Trump’s threat to ...
AOL

The Pentagon is pushing for speed, but sloppy weapons testing is slowing it down, watchdog says

The US military needs to improve its weapons testing processes, according to a new watchdog report. Needed improvements include involving testers early, iterative testing, digital twinning, and user ...