In a world first, the US Department of Defense (aka the Department of War) airlifted a complete 5-MW nuclear reactor using a ...

The expiration of the New START treaty has the US and Russia poised to increase the number of their deployed strategic ...

Using the five megawatt reactor would mean US forces could operate without fear that an enemy might cut fuel supplies.

U.S. Strategic Command has begun this year’s edition of the annual nuclear command & control exercise known as Global Thunder. As we mentioned in last month’s article on what is believed to have been ...

Nearly all of the world’s nuclear firepower is concentrated in the hands of just two countries, a reality that shapes every major security crisis and arms control debate. Analysts estimate that out of ...

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches, an exercise that came as his planned summit on ...

The end of New Start will leave the strategic environment more uncertain and thus more dangerous for everyone. It would not trigger an immediate arms race, but it would further erode the norms, ...

Rapid growth in AI, data centers, EVs, crypto, and climate-driven electricity use is increasing the need for reliable, large-scale power, putting nuclear back in focus. Nuclear stands out for its low ...

With doomsday nuclear weapons the last remnant of Russia's superpower status, President Vladimir Putin is stepping up threats to use them against Western powers aiding Ukraine. (Photo by Alexander ...

A Newsweek map shows where the United States has sent its heavy bombers overseas, including stealth aircraft capable of penetrating enemy defenses and delivering nuclear strikes, amid military ...

Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, after atomic bombing of August 6, 1945. Whether a nuclear weapon might again be used by one nation against another is a question that has haunted the world for nearly ...