A nuclear triad is viewed as a cornerstone of nuclear deterrence. Comprising land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched …
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… at the imminent threat of nuclear war, which seemed more and more likely under the bullish leadership of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher.
Nuclear weapons remain an existential threat
Seventy-five years ago, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bringing an end to World War II and sounding a …
Norway sets the standard for allied attack submarine basing
Throughout the Cold War, the US, British and French navies competed with the vast Soviet submarine arm to ensure that the nuclear balance of power …
China to double nuclear weapons stockpile, has world’s largest navy – US report
What happens to NZ if global nuclear war breaks out? Since then, the CCP has been working to modernise its force. According to the DoD, it has now …
Is Trump a turning point in world politics?
John F Kennedy was crucial in averting a nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis and then signing the first nuclear arms control agreement.
Soofer: No New ‘Tactical’ Nukes for USAF
Nuclear warfare could emerge on the battlefield in a smaller-scale, regional conflict, and the Pentagon says its existing inventory of nukes wasn’t …
US: China Expected to Greatly Increase Nuclear Arms
By the middle 2020s, the report said, China will likely build a new, guided-missile nuclear attack submarine. It could carry out a secret land-attack if …
Latest US Military Report on Somalia Airstrikes Makes No Mention of Civilians Killed
Since waging nuclear war against Japan in August 1945 the United States has killed more foreign civilians than any other armed force in the world, …
We’ve Had Killer Drones for Years. Now the Pentagon Wants Robot Generals, Too.
Strategists are seriously arguing that battlefield assessment — including for nuclear warfare — should increasingly be delegated to machines.