# Nuclear Arsenal on The No Agenda Show Nuclear Arsenal comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from October 2013 to June 2025. - **Chapters:** 4 - **Episodes:** 4 - **Discussed:** October 2013 – June 2025 - **Related topics:** [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Air Force](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/air-force.md), [Defense Spending](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/defense-spending.md), [Hiroshima](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hiroshima.md), [Keir Starmer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/keir-starmer.md), [Misconduct](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/misconduct.md), [Nato](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nato.md), [Navy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/navy.md), [Times Square](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/times-square.md), [Twitter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/twitter.md) ## Chapters 1–4 of 4 ### Keir Starmer, UK Defense Spending, NATO Military Readiness - **Episode:** [1770: Control Grid](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1770-control-grid.md) - **Published:** 2025-06-05 - **Time:** 31:37–35:34 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1770-control-grid/chapter/keir-starmer-uk-defense-spending-nato-military-readiness.md Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a plan to reverse decades of British military decline by boosting stockpiles and building twelve new attack submarines. The United Kingdom pledged to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, with a long-term goal of 3% by 2034, to signal readiness to Moscow and Washington. Starmer characterized the £15 billion investment in the sovereign warhead program as a way to create domestic jobs while securing the nation's nuclear deterrent. Keywords: [keir starmer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/keir-starmer.md), [united kingdom](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/united-kingdom.md), [nato](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nato.md), [defense spending](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/defense-spending.md), [nuclear arsenal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nuclear-arsenal.md), munitions factories ### B61 Nuclear Bomb Upgrade, $11 Billion Program - **Episode:** [848: Cash on a Pallet](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/848-cash-on-a-pallet.md) - **Published:** 2022-04-28 - **Time:** 1:36:01–1:39:59 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/848-cash-on-a-pallet/chapter/b61-nuclear-bomb-upgrade-11-billion-program.md The National Nuclear Security Administration approved the final development stage for an $11 billion upgrade to the B61 nuclear bomb. The new high-precision version is reportedly 80 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. This program stands in contrast to President Obama's 2009 pledge to seek a world without nuclear weapons. Keywords: b61 bomb, [nuclear arsenal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nuclear-arsenal.md), nnsa, [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [hiroshima](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hiroshima.md) ### US Strategic Command Nuclear Tweet Apology - **Episode:** [1100: Flash Meetup!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1100-flash-meetup.md) - **Published:** 2019-01-04 - **Time:** 9:58–11:31 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1100-flash-meetup/chapter/us-strategic-command-nuclear-tweet-apology.md U.S. Strategic Command issued an apology after tweeting a video of a B-2 stealth bomber dropping bombs with a caption comparing the munitions to the New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square. The tweet, which stated the command was ready to drop something "much much bigger," was deleted following public criticism for being in poor taste. Keywords: strategic command, b-2 stealth bomber, [times square](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/times-square.md), [twitter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/twitter.md), [nuclear arsenal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nuclear-arsenal.md) ### Nuclear Commander Firings, Military Leadership Purge - **Episode:** [556: Vape like a Ninja](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/556-vape-like-a-ninja.md) - **Published:** 2013-10-13 - **Time:** 29:03–35:03 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/556-vape-like-a-ninja/chapter/nuclear-commander-firings-military-leadership-purge.md The U.S. military has fired several high-ranking officers, including Major General Michael Carey, who oversaw the Air Force's nuclear missile force, and a Navy vice-admiral investigated for using counterfeit poker chips. The hosts discuss an "alarming string" of dismissals involving adultery, gambling, and lack of leadership. They speculate these firings represent a purge of traditionalist generals to replace them with officers more compliant with the current administration's agenda. Keywords: michael carey, [nuclear arsenal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nuclear-arsenal.md), [air force](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/air-force.md), [navy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/navy.md), [misconduct](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/misconduct.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. 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