The hi-tech E-6 Mercury aircraft is built to serve as an aerial base during all-out nuclear war — as a last resort tactic. But a bird took out one of the …
US Navy’s deadly ‘doomsday’ plane designed to survive nuclear war grounded by strike
‘Future tense, it will be war of technologies next’
“Space wars,” says Narayanan, “have come to replace nuclear proliferation. Both China and India have joined the fray with gusto, rapidly expanding …
Bruce Kent receives major international peace award
His message for peace and the prohibition of nuclear weapons has echoed across the decades.” “A soft voice that has roared with a message for …
Bryan Walsh on How the World Could End
Is the end of the world near? Author Bryan Walsh says of all the existential threats to humanity, supervolcanoes, nuclear war, and pandemics could be …
Editorial: The Hunter has renewable energy plans, but the nuclear question remains
In its submission to the inquiry, the People for Nuclear Disarmament said: “Nuclear technology – both nuclear weapons and nuclear reactor technology …
The Cuban Missile Crisis, as Viewed From a Soviet Launch Facility
This month marks the 57th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world dangerously close to thermonuclear war. Several years …
Cold War 2.0: Is a cyberwar between China and the US already underway?
This cyberwarfare, or Cold War 2.0, is based on the development of …. Given that both have nuclear weapons, it is now paramount that these two …
The Secretive Election of the World’s Top Nuclear Peacekeeper
When the head of the world’s nuclear watchdog died in July, his death was kept secret for four days. Many people didn’t even know Yukiya Amano …
The Secretive Election of the World’s Top Nuclear Peacekeeper
When the head of the world’s nuclear watchdog died in July, his death was kept … The winner inherits a built-in conflict at the core of this Cold war-era …
Inside a B-52 as it takes off from RAF Fairford as USAF releases these four behind-the-scenes videos
In active service since 1955, they were built to carry nuclear weapons … They were used extensively during the Vietnam War and have seen more …