Ground Based Strategic Deterrent

Today marks 50 years since the first flight of 10 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles were put on alert at Minot Air Force Base.

F.E. Warren will be the first of the nation's three missile bases to have its nuclear weapons system upgraded, officials announced Friday.

Northrop Grumman is one of two major defense firms vying for the roughly $80 billion, decades-long Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) project.