Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear weapons tests were supposed to happen at test sites: Bikini Atoll, Nevada, Semipalatinsk, remote stretches of ocean and desert where governments could detonate something terrible, take measurements, and eventually pack up. The fallout did not respect the arrangement. Atmospheric tests in the 1950s and early 1960s scattered radioactive isotopes…

Reporting Highlights Toxic Legacy: Workers got sick cleaning up radioactive waste at a former federal nuclear weapons site in Washington, and the state passed a law to make it easier to claim benefits.  Litigating Workers’ Claims: The Department of Energy denies responsibility and has filed more than 500 legal appeals…

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States must decide whether to secure victory over Iran the “nice way or the not nice way,” as his administration weighs further military action to prevent Tehran from rebuilding its nuclear weapons capabilities. “We’re doing very well with Iran; we just have…

United States President Donald Trump has expressed readiness to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in China next month, saying discussions would focus on nuclear weapons and denuclearisation, with the possibility of addressing the war in Ukraine. Trump made the remarks on Monday while renewing his…

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was open to a three-way meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to China next month, with nuclear weapons on the agenda. “We would have it to talk about nuclear weapons and denuclearisation,” Trump told…

“Where did all the Anthropic people go?” It was a sunny day in February 2025, and 150 of America’s top AI safety experts were gathered for a three-­day conference at 1440 Multiversity, a new age retreat center nestled in the redwoods south of San Francisco. During breakfast, someone noticed that…

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi this week again urged his government to urgently debate acquiring nuclear weapons amid growing nuclear threats from China...Read More

NATO rejected Moscow’s claims and said its activities do not threaten Russian territory Russia has warned NATO that it could use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to isolate Kaliningrad, its heavily militarised exclave on the Baltic Sea. According to Al Jazeera, a diplomatic document sent to NATO, Moscow claimed…

Sarah Hooper | Live News Reporter Published September 30, 2026 8:25pm Updated September 30, 2026 8:25pm Russia threatened to deploy nuclear weapons if Kaliningrad was threatened (Picture: Reuters) NATO has responded to Russia’s outright threat to deploy nuclear weapons if Kaliningrad is ‘threatened’ by the alliance. Russia addressed what it…

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