Nuclear Weapons

in brief Marking the 1945 atomic bombing, Nagasaki mayor Shiro Suzuki demanded the abolition of nuclear weapons. However, Tokyo's refusal to recommit to its non-nuclear principles signals a potential policy shift. The Japanese city of Nagasaki has used the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing to call for the abolition…

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks on during a memorial at the Peace Memorial Ceremony, on the 81st anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on August 6, 2026 TOKYO - As Japan marks the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombs, its…

This US Navy handout photograph released on Aug. 4, 2026, by US Central Command Public Affairs shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet launching from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on July 31, 2026. Photo by - /US NAVY/NAVCENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS/A Article content By: Gwynne Dyer THIS…

The US-Saudi nuclear deal was announced in the midst of what has, as of 2026, become America’s Third Gulf War. The news broke just as Saudi Arabia and the US launched air raids against Iranian-backed Iraqi militias, in retaliation for alleged drone attacks directed Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities. The future…

An undated photo released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 05 March 2026 shows North Korea's first 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, the Choe Hyon, sailing in waters near the western coastal city of Nampho, North Korea. Photo by KCNA / EPA July 31 (Asia Today) -- North Korea…

Michael Nosek/Getty Images Let's get the obvious difference out of the way first: A nuclear reactor generates electricity that can power the world around us. A nuclear weapon, well, we know plenty enough about the damage one of these devices can cause.  However, this leads to an interesting question: What…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: A newly signed U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal is in question after President Trump said Thursday the deal is off unless Saudi Arabia normalizes relations with Israel. Saudi Arabia has maintained it would not officially recognize Israel…

Published July 24, 2026 9:21am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The United States will continue exerting pressure on Iran until Tehran agrees to abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions and complies with any agreement it enters into, according…

Saudi Arabia has been reluctant to accept broader nuclear inspections, according to officials familiar with the talks, a position that has sharpened scrutiny of a United States deal that could let the kingdom advance its civil nuclear programme under weaker safeguards than Washington has traditionally demanded. The agreement, backed by…

NEW YORK — A study published last week in Nature Astronomy has proposed a new satellite design and technique to detect thermonuclear warheads in space. Funded in part by the United States National Nuclear Security Administration, it’s the first study proposing any technique for identifying orbital warheads in peer-reviewed literature. …