Nuclear Weapons

President Trump said Iran was building a new site to develop nuclear weapons and “never negotiated in good faith,” which led to the strikes. He told reporters Monday after speaking with House Republicans that the new site was meant to replace the sites bombed by the U.S. last year. “Even…

A new U.S. Government Accountability Office assessment of construction projects managed by the National Nuclear Security Administration finds that cost overruns and schedule delays across several defense nuclear modernization facilities have more than doubled since 2023. The Feb. 27 report updates GAO oversight of agency construction projects and compares current…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un onboard the country's first 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, the Choe Hyon, sailing in waters near the western coastal city of Nampho, North Korea. According to KCNA, Kim oversaw the launch of sea-to-surface strategic cruise missiles from the destroyer on 04 March to test the warship's operational…

Russia said on Friday it would respond if Finland ​placed nuclear weapons on its territory, saying such a move would make the Nordic country more vulnerable. According to Reuters news agency, The Kremlin reacted sharply after NATO member Finland said on Thursday it was planning to lift a longstanding ban…

The Kremlin has reacted angrily to Finland's plans to lift a decades-old ban on hosting nuclear weapons on its territory Russian President Vladimir Putin ( Image: PELAGIYA TIKHONOVA/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL/EPA/Shutterstock) The Kremlin has warned it will take "appropriate measures" if its neighbour lifts a decades-old ban on hosting nuclear arms. Moscow…

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A sea-to-surface strategic cruise missile test launch conducted on the destroyer Choe Hyon at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 4, 2026. Photo by KCNA via KNS/AFP via Getty Images Article content North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests this week of his country’s naval destroyer, claiming…

Russia warned on Tuesday that the war launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran ‌could result in ⁠the very ⁠outcome they were seeking to prevent, by spurring both Iran and its Arab neighbours to seek to ​acquire nuclear weapons. U.S. President Donald Trump cited Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov | Photo Credit: PAVEL BEDNYAKOV Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday ​that Moscow had still seen no evidence that ‌Iran was developing nuclear weapons as ​the U.S. and Israel pursue ⁠their attack. US President Donald Trump has offered various reasons for going to…

On Saturday morning, the United States and Israel carried out intensive airstrikes against Iran, killing its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who had ruled the Islamic Republic since 1989.  According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency, the attacks killed at least 333 civilians across 18 provinces of Iran in at…