Nuclear Weapons

Russia under President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced it was ending its self-imposed freeze on developing short-and medium-range nuclear weapons. File Photo by Kremlin/UPI | License Photo Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Russia has announced it is ending its self-imposed moratorium on the development of short- and medium-range nuclear missiles, deepening…

In the West, Dmitry Medvedev was once seen as a democrat who could liberalise Russia. In a stunning fall, he has been reduced to a rabid attack dog for Vladimir Putin who threatens Western capitals with nuclear weapons and launches into xenophobic rants on social media. In his feud with…

Democracy Dies in Darkness Recent threats by Russia and President Donald Trump’s deployment of nuclear submarines have brought renewed attention to the world’s nuclear stockpiles. Updated August 2, 2025 An inert Minuteman III missile, which usually carries thermonuclear warheads, is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force…

(RNS) — Eighty years ago, the United States detonated atomic bombs for the first time in history, ushering in a devastating new era of war and threat. The first explosion occurred during the Manhattan Project’s Trinity test in New Mexico in July 1945, followed weeks later by the U.S. bombings…

Workers found the nest, but no wasps, at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Credit: Deposit Photos / David Acosta Allely Get the Popular Science daily newsletter???? Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Safety workers recently encountered a scenario straight out of a sci-fi film while surveying…

North Korea said Tuesday that while the relationship between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and President Donald Trump is “not bad,” the United States must accept the isolated country as a nuclear weapons state. Dismissing the idea of further talks on denuclearization, Kim’s powerful sister said that reality has changed…

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Hours after Microsoft revealed that hacking groups affiliated with the Chinese government have been exploiting a flaw in its SharePoint software, Bloomberg reported that the…

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration was among those breached by a hack of Microsoft's SharePoint document management software, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge…

France will co-ordinate its nuclear weapons with a foreign power for the first time under a new agreement with the United Kingdom expressed as a bid to deter “extreme threats” against Europe. A new nuclear agreement has been reached between the United Kingdom and France, it was announced this week…

(Refiles July 10 story to fix spelling of declaration title in paragraph 3) By Elizabeth Pineau NORTHWOOD (Reuters) -France and Britain on Thursday agreed to reinforce cooperation over their respective nuclear arsenals as the two European powerhouses seek to respond to growing threats to the continent and uncertainty over their…