Nuclear Weapons

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is set to visit Tehran on Wednesday for crucial talks on Iran's nuclear programme, warning just ahead of his trip that room for manoeuvre is narrowing. His visit comes only two days after the defence minister of Iran's nemesis Israel warned the Islamic…

Photograph of the Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test explosion on July 9, 1962. Credit: U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency Imagine strolling down the streets on a peaceful night in Honolulu and breathing in the fresh salt sea air. Feel the tiny detonation of air pressure as an orange glow lights…

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A company contracted to manage an Amarillo, Texas nuclear weapons facility has to pay US government $18.4 million in a settlement over allegations that its atomic technicians fudged their timesheets to collect more money from Uncle Sam. Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC (CNS) has managed the Pantex Plant since July 2014…

Poland’s president says the NATO member would be ready to host the nuclear weapons of the military alliances's other members in response to Russia’s moving its nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus. Issued on: 22/04/2024 - 22:18 2 min President Andrzej Duda made the comments in an interview published Monday in…

Author of the article: Published Apr 22, 2024  •  2 minute read Polish President Andrzej Duda attends the acceptance of the first South Korean K2 battle tanks and South Korean K9 howitzers for Poland in Dec. 6, 2022 at the Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia. Photo by MATEUSZ SLODKOWSKI /AFP…

The Atomic Weapons Establishment campus in Aldermaston. Image © 2023 Google The Ministry of Defence’s Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is looking to speak to suppliers as it shapes multibillion-pound infrastructure plans. The body, which is responsible for the UK’s nuclear weapons, has issued a prior information notice (PIN) for its…

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to launch three new spy satellites, build military drones and increase his country's stock of nuclear weapons in 2024. Mr Kim said moves by the US and its allies against Pyongyang have been unprecedented in 2023, pushing the Korean Peninsula to the…

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a year-end plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, which was held between Dec. 26, and Dec. 30, 2023, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover…

SEOUL, South Korea —  The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan called Saturday for a stronger international push to suppress North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons and missiles, its cybertheft activities and alleged arms transfers to Russia. The meeting in Seoul came as tensions on…