It was the first and only time, say many historians and political scientists, that the world faced the likelihood of nuclear war between the Soviet Union …
US Facing Increasing Nuclear, Space-Based Threats, Leaders Say
Regarding China, they are rapidly expanding their strategic capabilities and are on pace to double their nuclear weapons stockpile by the end of the …
How Joe Biden is reshaping America’s global role
… nuclear deal with Iran and welcoming the rise of China. In each of these areas, as in his wintry decision to abandon the 20-year war in Afghanistan, …
From the Forever Wars to the Hypersonic Wars
All three of these new weapons are intended to fly at ranges greater than 500 kilometers—a distance prohibited under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear …
US bombers could go back on alert if ICBMs are curtailed, top general says
The U.S. military maintains a “nuclear triad” of ICBMs, bombers and ballistic missile submarines meant to deter … after the end of the Cold War, it essentially functions with only its Minuteman III ICBMs and Columbia-class ballistic …
US bombers could go back on alert if ICBMs are curtailed, top general says
When bombers are on alert status, they sit parked on the runway, ready to take off with nuclear weapons loaded. Richard argued that, because the …
Strategic Command warns US must prepare for nuclear war as unpredictable conflicts could …
“There is a real possibility that a regional crisis with Russia or China could escalate quickly to a conflict involving nuclear weapons, if they perceived a …
Nuclear waste structures in Washington state are stabilized
The Hanford reservation produced plutonium for nuclear weapons during the Cold War and World War II, leaving 56 million gallons (212 million litres) …
Joe Biden Urged to Drop Support For New Nuclear Cruise Missile
America already has existing low-yield nuclear weapons that it is spending plenty of money to upgrade. by Stephen Silver. President Biden recently …
The Vice Presidency Was a Joke Before Walter Mondale
Mondale was the first vice president to get briefed on the nuclear war plan and to participate in nuclear–attack drills. (Carter was appalled that no …